General
General
Object Auto ID
82583
Alternate Codes
159286
Common Name
Ink drawing
Classified Name
Drawing
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Well-dressed men in suits rush towards a female apparition labelled "Diamonds". One man on the left with a butterfly net labelled "A Millionaire's Monopoly". On the right is a digger with an axe and backpack, clearly not well-off, watching the rich men rush towards the diamonds. (Part of a portfolio, see 17947) Untitled ["A Millionaire's Monopoly"]; Cartoons of the Anglo-Boer war period (late 19th to early 20th centuries). Political cartoons.

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Technique Types
Drawing
Distinguishing Features

Diamonds mineworkers mining

Inscriptions
b.r. signed Dennis Edwards in ink.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size 355 x 457 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
1895-1915
Maker Comment
EDWARDS, Dennis
Collector Comment
Ink on cardboard
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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