Queens

A court jester entertains a young woman wearing a crown on her head, sitting on a large stone bench.

comments and context

Comments and Context

Carl Hassmann, whose work at Puck virtually consisted of two themes — dark and brooding disasters that threatened domestic or international peace; or poster-like decorative or frivolous designs. Puck‘s 1906 Easter cover was assigned to Hassmann, the Viennese immigrant, and he produced a variant on Puck‘s traditional Lenten themes of suppressed social abandonment, or Easter’s notice that social strictures were loosed (never a religious subtext).

King Alfonso XIII announces the birth of his son, Alfonso de Borbón y de Battenberg, by Queen Victoria Eugenia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-10

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1908

Creator(s)

Island Curio Co.

Language

English

Kermit Roosevelt was sorry to hear of the dreadful time Isabella Ferguson is having. He describes the Roosevelt family’s travels in Europe, specifically Norway. Theodore Roosevelt is being received everywhere with great enthusiasm.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1909-05-18

George F. Hoar is in the “Senatorial Nursery” as an oversized infant strapped into a chair, watching a young boy, a Senate “Page,” manipulate a jumping jack toy that is labeled “Queen Lil,” the deposed Queen of Hawaii, Liliuokalani.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-02-28

Queen Victoria holds up an infant labeled “Little New Duke of York. Christening Robe Cost £300.” She presents the baby to John Bull who is holding a paper that states “Heavy Expense Account – Royal Family.” In the background is a castle labeled “Royal Nursery.” The baby is probably Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-07-25

Puck bows and hands a bouquet of flowers labeled “1837 1897” to Queen Victoria, who is sitting on a throne, holding a scepter, and leaning forward to accept the flowers. Includes a few lines of light verse.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-06-23

The Queen of Hearts on a playing card, with the face of a woman, possibly Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, is holding in her hands a man wearing a tuxedo and top hat.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1914-03-28

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about her presentation to Queen Victoria of England. Roosevelt encloses pictures drawn by his son Ted and others depicting her presentation at Court. Roosevelt shares Anna’s letters with the Cabot Lodges. Cecil Spring Rice is depressed lately.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1894-04-01