The sorrowful dominatrix: cartoonists Steve Bell and Martin Rowson on drawing Angela Merkel | Angela Merkel Tags:germany 1 comment Steve Bell, incidentally, was famous for drawing David Cameron with a condom pulled over his head, a reference to his remarkably smooth skin. He was once at a conference when Cameron came up to him and told him that he thought that joke was wearing a bit thin, saying that “you can only push the condom so far” — which naturally resulted in [this cartoon](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/38cad4a3163ec7f1cb0eef49906a47c17c3484dc/472_217_2139_1283/500.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0fd8c2c46e7779c79fd0eae6dcc92f20). EDIT: [This is Bell’s own recollection of that conversation](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/4/30/1430407771202/fd2b7ac8-ffd2-416f-ba14-5712c089c949-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=727b492e5962b4caab1b508d2a91c934). Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Steve Bell, incidentally, was famous for drawing David Cameron with a condom pulled over his head, a reference to his remarkably smooth skin. He was once at a conference when Cameron came up to him and told him that he thought that joke was wearing a bit thin, saying that “you can only push the condom so far” — which naturally resulted in [this cartoon](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/38cad4a3163ec7f1cb0eef49906a47c17c3484dc/472_217_2139_1283/500.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0fd8c2c46e7779c79fd0eae6dcc92f20). EDIT: [This is Bell’s own recollection of that conversation](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/4/30/1430407771202/fd2b7ac8-ffd2-416f-ba14-5712c089c949-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=727b492e5962b4caab1b508d2a91c934).
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Steve Bell, incidentally, was famous for drawing David Cameron with a condom pulled over his head, a reference to his remarkably smooth skin. He was once at a conference when Cameron came up to him and told him that he thought that joke was wearing a bit thin, saying that “you can only push the condom so far” — which naturally resulted in [this cartoon](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/38cad4a3163ec7f1cb0eef49906a47c17c3484dc/472_217_2139_1283/500.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0fd8c2c46e7779c79fd0eae6dcc92f20).
EDIT: [This is Bell’s own recollection of that conversation](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/4/30/1430407771202/fd2b7ac8-ffd2-416f-ba14-5712c089c949-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=727b492e5962b4caab1b508d2a91c934).