Randolph Caldecott

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Randolph Caldecott
1846-1886
The Enlightened Borough!
Pen and black ink on paper.
6 3/16 x 7 inches (114 x 177 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2260
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Sketch probably intended for a cartoon for an unidentified publication.
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Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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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