Samuel Ehrhart - The national chaperone

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.

In Collection: Puck Illustrations (View all 2176)

The Wall Street Persians and the Washington Egyptians

The Wall Street Persians and the Washington Egyptians (1907)

Louis Glackens (American, 1866-1933)
Yuming yiminy, what a yolk!

Yuming yiminy, what a yolk! (1911)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
They can’t be hitched to the same carriage

They can’t be hitched to the same carriage (1898)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Evidently newly wed

Evidently newly wed (1901)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)
The new tattooed man – he makes an exhibition of himself

The new tattooed man – he makes an exhibition of himself (1912)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
Bryan’s gas

Bryan’s gas (1896)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Time nearly up

Time nearly up (1897)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
I’ve had a perfectly corking time!

I’ve had a perfectly corking time! (1908)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
The ultimate cause

The ultimate cause (1900)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)
The four Rips; or, twenty years behind the age

The four Rips; or, twenty years behind the age (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The hunters didn’t expect a live lion

The hunters didn’t expect a live lion (1900)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Leap-year

Leap-year (1884)

Joseph Ferdinand Keppler (American, 1838 – 1894)
The silver-tongued ventriloquist and his dummies

The silver-tongued ventriloquist and his dummies (1896)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
Puck Thanksgiving 1904

Puck Thanksgiving 1904 (1904)

Louis Glackens (American, 1866-1933)
Inevitable

Inevitable (1903)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
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