Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

The Enlightened Borough!

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.
Title from item.
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.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department