IMAGE
[Gordon, William Francis] d. 1936. Attributed works :[Fighting politicians. Cartoon of George McLean, James Macandrew, George Grey, and William Larnach] Quiz. 1877
- Date
- 1877
- By
- Gordon, William Francis Robert, 1846-1936; Landseer, Edwin Henry (Sir), 1802-1873
- Reference
- A-091-012
- Description
A kitchen scene, with McLean and McAndrew on the table as cats, while on a low stool below, Sir George Grey as a dog is trying to prevent Larnach (a cat) from helping himself to a bread roll. The bread roll is keeping warm on top of the oven, which also has an iron and a poker on top of it. Behind Larnach and Grey is a half barrel inscribed Larnach £2000. Refers to Larnach's debt and mismanagement of money
The composition of the caricature is derived from a well-known painting by Landseer, 'The cat's paw', painted in 1824 and widely distributed in print form. It shows a monkey getting a cat to remove chestnuts from a hot stovetop by forcing the cat's paw onto the stove. See Sir Edwin Landseer by Richard Ormond (1981), p. 57
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Quiz. 1877.
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Sepia wash drawing, 250 x 190 mm (image) on sheet 403 x 300 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Caricatures, Cartoons (Commentary), Wash drawings, Works of art, Sepia wash drawing, 250 x 190 mm (image) on sheet 403 x 300 mm
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Gordon, William Francis Robert, 1846-1936. [Gordon, William Francis] d. 1936. Attributed works :[Fighting politicians. Cartoon of George McLean, James Macandrew, George Grey, and William Larnach] Quiz. 1877. Ref: A-091-012. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22892626More information can be found in our terms of use.