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John Tenniel
1820-1914
[Street scene featuring clown and shop fronts] / JT [monogram].
[London? : sn, ca. 18--]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1021
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[London? : s.n., ca. 18--]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
Wood engraved proof of a cartoon by Tenniel for an unidentified issue of Punch.
Summary:
Cartoon shows a stage with footlights, shopfronts, and a crowded street scene featuring a clown holding a goose behind his back and bowing to a street vendor who balances a basket of poultry on her head and extends her hand as she demands payment from him; at right, Pantalone prepares to shake hands with a large turtle.
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