Record

RefNo18ST/2013-0199
CollectionLDLSH: 18 Stafford Terrace
MakerSambourne; Edward Linley (1844-1910); cartoonist and illustrator
DateSep 1877
Image

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DescriptionThree gentlemen stand on cobbles in front of a building with Eastern decoration. On the left a barefooted gentleman with ripped and patched clothing holds a box containing a vessel inscribed with ‘OBSTRUCTION’. The central figure stands confidently in Eastern ceremonial court dress complete with a peacock feather in his hat, he clutches an oil lamp inscribed with ‘UNION’ with one hand whilst the other is raised with long pointy fingernails. The gentleman to the right wears the apron of an artisan, a judicial wig and carries a woven bag and paper with the title 'Home Sweet Rule'.
ObjectPrint study; Drawing
MaterialsPaper, pencil and ink.
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/982Sambourne; Edward Linley (1844-1910); cartoonist and illustrator1844-1910
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