The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts the figure of a semi-naked female tied to a post. Her hands are bound with chains, which have ribbons attached, bearing the words 'Occupied territories'. Beside him, a caricatured figure of the German Kaiser, wearing a helmet and full military uniform holds a whip to flog the back of the woman. At the end of the whip the ribbons bear the words 'starvation, requisition, outrage' . The figure of the Kaiser holds the whip in one hand while in the other he cries into a handkerchief. He turns weeping towards the figure of a man in a suit walking past. Under his arm, a folded newspaper bears the words 'Neutral'. In the background are city buildings and a cloud filled sky. The caricature comments on Germany's stance in Europe during the First World War and its hypocritical appeal to help and support from 'neutral' countries while destroying its occupied territories. A number of Dyson's caricatures were published in 1915 and are characterised by his response to Germany's military monarchy. Using a figure loosely based on the Kaiser, Dyson identified the 'common enemy' and attacked it with vigour. This caricature was published in the 'Daily Sketch', 25 February 1916, in London, with the following caption; 'The man with the whip: - These allies ought to be ashamed of themselves, Sir. Here I am whipping and whipping, and they won't come to the poor girl's help-'. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.
Depicts a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm, with the figure of a horned and cloven hoofed beast (possibly the Devil), standing in front of the figure of the United States President Woodrow Wilson, seated
Depicts the figures of a Prussian officer, holding his helmet in his left hand, the female figure of Columbia, standing holding a sword and the female figure of Humanity, with wings and a small child
Depicts an elderly judge, wearing his robes and wig, with the German eagle resting on his head, holding a piece of crumpled paper in his hand. Opposite him is a German officer, in uniform, wearing a h
Depicts the figure of Julius Caesar, emperor (in the guise of a German officer) standing on top of a dais, surveying the scene before him of the sinking and bombing of a ship (possibly the Lusitania)
Depicts the dejected figure of Kaiser Wilhelm II slumped in his throne, overshadowed by the huge winged figure of Death, a skeleton wearing a robe and carrying a sickle. This cartoon was published in
Depicts a figure of a Prussian officer and a man, possibly the British Prime Minister, standing on top of a hill, with surprised expressions on their faces, while airplanes circle around them and over
