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John Tenniel
1820-1914
Nursery ground JT [monogram].
[London? : sn, ca. 18--]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1023
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[London? : s.n., ca. 18--]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Title from text within image.
Wood engraved proof of a cartoon by Tenniel for an unidentified issue of Punch or Punch's pocket book.
Summary:
Cartoon shows a stage with footlights and an entrance set in a garden wall surmounted by an arch reading "Nursery ground"; in the foreground, three infants are seated on the ground and Pantalone waters them with a watering can while Clown removes a glass cold frame from one of them; behind them Harlequin and Colombine strike characteristic poses.
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