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Richard Doyle
1824-1883
The legislature / RD [monogram].
[London : s.n., 18--]
wood engraving
image: 112 x 76 mm; sheet: 148 x 122 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1322
Notes
Proof of a wood engraving on india paper after an illustration by Doyle, probably created for publication in an unidentified issue of Punch or Punch's pocket book.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows Mr. Punch on the floor of Parliament, sternly brandishing a rolled document and surrounded by caricatures of various members of the day; with the words "The legislature" engraved above.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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