A flirtation
Subject(s): Britannia (Symbolic character), England, International relations, Ireland
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Illustration showing Britannia wearing a robe decorated with shamrocks, an armor breastplate, helmet, and with a large sword at her side, wooing a figure representing Ireland sitting in a chair. Caption: Britannia. — I love you so! Pat. — Begorra, Ma’am, this is very suddint!
Comments and Context
1900 was one of the high-water marks in the choppy seas of centuries of English-Irish conflicts. Independence from England was to be granted to the majority of Irish counties in 1922, after increasing riots and the momentous Hunger Strike of Irish freedom fighters in 1916. While Ireland was a constituent part of Great Britain, it sent representatives to the Parliament at Whitehall and members were variously wooed and shunned by British parties. In 1900 there was a movement in Dublin to reunite a political party that tilted toward Republicanism — independence. As the cartoon shows, Lady Britannia flirted with the gullible Irish, a ploy that was in fact growing less successful.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1900-04-18
Creator(s)
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A flirtation. [April 18, 1900]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275429. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933. A flirtation. [18 Apr. 1900]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275429.
APA:
Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933., [1900, April 18]. A flirtation.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275429.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
