Too weak to fight – too old to run
Subject(s): Anarchism, Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898, Great Britain, International relations, Relations with Great Britain
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The British Lion carries W. E. Gladstone, dressed as a woman, on his back, as they head into the sea after departing the “British Consul” in advance of “Anarchy, Riot, [and] Bloodshed.” The lion is labeled “Moral Complicity, British Prestige, Peril, Profits, [and] Responsibilities.” Gladstone’s dress is labeled “Vacillation, Procrastination, Irish Trouble, [and] Timidity.” On the shore is a set of jaws labeled “Brag & Bluster,” and the lion is stepping on a gunboat labeled “Thunderer.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-06-21
Creator(s)
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
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:
Too weak to fight – too old to run. [June 21, 1882]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287947. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913. Too weak to fight – too old to run. [21 Jun. 1882]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287947.
APA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913., [1882, June 21]. Too weak to fight – too old to run.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287947.
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. August 3, 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.
