Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886
The Enlightened Borough!
6 3/16 x 7 inches (114 x 177 mm)
Pen and black ink on paper.
1986.2260
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Sketch probably intended for a cartoon for an unidentified publication.
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Summary
Sketches of a contested election showing (at left) a candidate addressing a mob from the steps of a building as they shake their fists and hurl a dead cat at him; and (at right) another candidate, accompanied by his supporters, addressing an unseen audience from a balcony.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography
The illustrator and the book in England from 1790 to 1914 / Gordon N. Ray. New York ; London : Oxford Univ. Pr., 1976, p. xxxii (reproduced) & 155.
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Century Drawings
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