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drawing
;
print study
Object Type
drawing
print study
Museum number
1882,1209.567
Description
First catch your hare, study for a satirical print in the series 'Political Sketches', published by Thomas McLean, 1821-1851; Wellington, Graham, Peel, and Stanley as cooks, making preparations for the cooking of the hare (O'Connell), while Brougham as a dog looks up at them eagerly. 1843 Graphite on brown paper
Producer name
Drawn by:
John Doyle (HB)
School/style
British
Production date
1843
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
229 millimetres
Width:
334 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Study for Political Sketch No 791.
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain
(229)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
politics
food/drink
Associated names
Portrait of:
Sir Robert Peel
Portrait of:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Portrait of:
Sir James Robert George Graham
Portrait of:
Daniel O'Connell
Portrait of:
Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Portrait of:
Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
James Edmund Doyle
Acquisition date
1882
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1882,1209.567