Νέος Αριστοφάνης (The New Aristophanes): The Dream of Deliyiannis

This Greek political cartoon caricatures Prime Minister Charilaos Trikoupis as a white-bearded sorcerer, holding a dead rat by a string—a visual pun on political failure and corruption. The figure wears ornate military dress with a red-and-white pleated skirt, invoking ancient Greek warriors while emphasizing absurdity through exaggerated features and theatrical gesture. Hand-colored lithograph in the tradition of European political satire descending from Hogarth and Gillray through Daumier and the German Bilderbogen sheets. The grotesque physiognomy, prominent eyes, and oversized beard are characteristic of the caricature style. This style directly influenced early comic strips and political cartooning's visual vocabulary of ridicule and partisan attack.