Samuel Ehrhart - The European Svengali and the trilbys of the ‘four hundred’ – he hypnotizes ’em every time!

Samuel Ehrhart was an American cartoonist and illustrator born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Ehrhart received his education in the New York City school system. Subsequently, he studied art in Munich. His work appeared in Harper's Monthly (1878-79), Puck (1880, and 1888-1913), and Judge (1887). He died in Brooklyn, New York on October 26, 1937.

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The next step, as it looks now

The next step, as it looks now (1898)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
The new leader and the old chorus

The new leader and the old chorus (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
In his second childhood

In his second childhood (1894)

Charles Jay Taylor (American, 1855-1929)
Her Johnny-jump-ups

Her Johnny-jump-ups (1913)

William Ely Hill (American, 1887–1962)
Sir Hudibras

Sir Hudibras (1908)

Louis Glackens (American, 1866-1933)
The alderman’s alternative – to Sing Sing, or Canada

The alderman’s alternative – to Sing Sing, or Canada (1886)

James Albert Wales (American, 1852-1886)
Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manager of the universe

Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manager of the universe (1896)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
Impressions of Coney Island

Impressions of Coney Island (1914)

Henry Mayer (American, 1868-1954)
The cleansing of New York

The cleansing of New York (1900)

Louis Dalrymple (American, 1866 – 1905)
The fool and his money

The fool and his money (1899)

Louis Dalrymple (American, 1866 – 1905)
New York’s new solar system

New York’s new solar system (1898)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
The galley

The galley (1909)

Art Young (American, 1866 – 1943)
His silent partners

His silent partners (1897)

Louis Dalrymple (American, 1866 – 1905)
He won’t be happy till he gets it (with profuse apologies to the Pears’ Soap Baby)

He won’t be happy till he gets it (with profuse apologies to the Pears’ Soap Baby) (1907)

Louis Glackens (American, 1866-1933)
The canteen or the dive – in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier

The canteen or the dive – in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier (1913)

Will Crawford (American, 1869–1944)
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