Original Hand-Drawn EEC "Butter Mountain" Political Cartoon by Brian Chandler (Oct 7, 1978)

An authentic, one-of-a-kind original hand-drawn cartoon by renowned mid-century British illustrator Brian Chandler, highly celebrated for his long-running residencies with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and Commercial Motor magazine.

 A politically sharp satire of the late-1970s Common Market dairy crisis. Features British Agriculture Minister John Silkin and EEC Commissioner Finn Olav Gundelach climbing an unstable mountain of surplus butter blocks next to an agricultural "Milk Lake". Pencil caption reads: "Things are hotting up — I hope it doesn't slide and go sour on us!"

Complete with original print house teal-ink annotations specifying publication target ("BFS Oct 7 p 14"), layout classification ("Cartoon A"), and column width markings ("50 mm").

Hand-drawn in pen and ink on sturdy artist card stock measuring 7.5 inches by 6 inches. Signed "CHANDLER" in ink. In excellent vintage condition with crisp lines and authentic editorial room handling wear.