I don't understand how they compare to the photo of TLB. The photo is just showing he looks pissed off, how does it compare to the punch thing? You seem to have picked up on it?It did happen. Punch, among others, was guilty of racial stereotyping in the 19thc.
It's addressed in this article -
Irish Apes: Tactics of De-Humanization - Sociological Images
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