Entre um ministro e um larapio (Between a Minister and a Pilferer), Os Pontos nos ii
A full-page cartoon of a stout, top-hatted John Bull with a slip marked 'NOTE' at his mouth, gripping the raised fist of a bearded minister in a bicorne whose sash is lettered 'Torre Espada' (the Order of the Tower and Sword), beside a sack lettered 'Estrangeiros'. The tell is the headline, which sets 'um ministro' against 'um larapio' (a pilferer), a loaded label that the drawing leaves the reader to fasten on one or both men.
- Date
- December 19, 1889
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Os Pontos nos ii (Lisbon satirical weekly); cartoonist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro; lithographed by the Companhia Nacional Editora
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Luciano de Castro Government
- Leader
- Jose Luciano de Castro
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Demonize
- Themes
- Empire and colonialism, Media and information
- Event
- British Ultimatum of 1890
- Techniques
- Name-calling
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (Hemeroteca Digital, Lisbon), retrieved September 29, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (published 1889, before 1931; artist died 1905; PD-old-70-expired per Wikimedia Commons)
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Os Pontos nos ii, Lisbon, 19 December 1889, via Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa and Wikimedia Commons
Text on the object
19 de Dezembro de 1889 [Os Pontos nos ii] 313 Entre um ministro e um larapio Nunca as mãos lhe doam [on the sash:] TORRE ESPADA / VALOR LEALDADE E MERITO [on the slip at John Bull's mouth:] NOTE [on the sack:] ESTRANGEIROS [lettering on John Bull's cuff and sleeve: illegible] [signature:] RAPHAEL BORDALLO PINHEIRO Isso, arruma-lhe! A tua nota diplomatica, reconcilia-me com as mãos que tanto tempo levaram a despachar o premio do dr. Ferreira. Anno V — Lithographia da Companhia Nacional Editora — 229
19 December 1889 [Os Pontos nos ii] 313 Between a minister and a pilferer May their hands never ache [on the sash:] TOWER SWORD / VALOUR LOYALTY AND MERIT [on the slip at John Bull's mouth:] NOTE [on the sack:] FOREIGNERS [lettering on John Bull's cuff and sleeve: illegible] [signature:] RAPHAEL BORDALLO PINHEIRO That's it, put him away! Your diplomatic note reconciles me with the hands that took so long to dispatch Dr. Ferreira's prize. Year V — Lithographed by the Companhia Nacional Editora — 229
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