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John Tenniel
1820-1914
Brutus and Caesar [detail]
[London? : sn, ca. 1863?]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1020
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[London? : s.n., ca. 1863?]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Inscribed "Tenniel" in pencil at right.
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Title from published cartoon.
Wood engraved proof from an unfinished block showing the upper left hand corner of a political cartoon by Tenniel featuring Lincoln as Brutus, published in Punch, Aug. 15, 1863.
Summary:
Detail from a political cartoon showing two caricatured Black men, one attired in a toga and representing the ghost of Caesar, the other dressed as a minstrel.
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