A first-class lie
1899
Frank Nankivell blends sharp political satire with the decorative flair of the Art Nouveau era in this biting cartoon. Set against a backdrop of London's Piccadilly Circus and the famous lions of Trafalgar Square, a skeletal, monocled aristocrat in a top hat looms over a rotund, cigar-chomping figure in a garish floral waistcoat. The exaggerated caricatures mock the pretensions of the elite, capturing a hilarious clash between stiff British tradition and booming, flashy confidence.
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