Lot 597: Edward Tennyson Reed (British, 1860-1897)

Edward Tennyson Reed (British, 1860-1897)
'Straining at The Leash - The Dogs of War, U.S.A!'
monogrammed (lower left)
pen
23.5 x 29cm.

This political cartoon was designed for the Pall Mall Gazette in the midst of World War One and depicts American President, Woodrow Wilson, trying to hold back the war mongers.

Illustrated:
The Pall Mall Gazette, 1917.
Shane Leslie, Edward Tennyson Reed: A Memoir, William Heinemann Ltd., 1957, p.151.