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Evening Press :Mr George Fisher at the Opera House, August 24th 1887. Evening Press Litho. [Wellington, Wakefield and Roydhouse] 1887
- Date
- 1887
- By
- Evening press (Wellington, N.Z.)
- Reference
- C-034-004
- Description
Cartoon showing George Fisher in a top hat and formal suit, ringing a hand-bell; to the left, Julius Vogel creeps away into the darkness, dropping a bag marked Public money behind him; on the right, Justice approaches, carrying her scales and wearing a band marked Retrenchment. She is bringing shafts of light with her and illuminating George Fisher. Below is a four-line verse 'Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife, Ring in the nobler modes of life; with sweeter manners, purer laws'
Artist unknown. Signed with a crescent moon
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Lithograph 360 x 472 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Caricatures, Lithograph 360 x 472 mm
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