The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a forlorn looking Kaiser Wilhelm II, wearing formal attire and a hat, crying and clasping hands with a hairy, two horned beast. The cartoon was published in the 'Daily Sketch', London, 10 April 1916. When published, the cartoon was accompanied by the title 'Hollweg and the Unappreciated Hun'. Theobold von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856-1921) served as Chancellor of Germany from 1909-1917. Although considered politically liberal for the time, Hollweg swung from right to left in an ongoing effort to govern by compromise. It was also Hollweg's action in handing the 'July Crisis' with Austria-Hungary that tipped the balance in favour of war. Dyson's distinctive biting satire was aimed at war and later directed at Kaiser Wilhelm, epitomising the prevailing anti-German sentiment. 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 II climbing up a huge pile of human skulls, representing war dead, while smoking ruins appear in the background. Dyson's distinctive biting satire aimed at war a
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
A cartoon by Dyson commenting on government policies, particularly those associated with Kaiser Wilhelm II. The cartoon incorporates the figures of a German military man, with orders to 'sink or swim'
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 a large hand rising up from underneath the sea to grab a sinking and on fire ship. In the background another ship can be seen about to be grasped by a hand rising out of the water. The cartoon
Depicts an image of the German Kaiser, in full uniform, wearing a helmet and cape, reading the London newspaper 'The Daily Epileptic'. Standing next to him is a gentleman wearing a manacle holding a b