General
General
Object Auto ID
82608
Alternate Codes
159240
Common Name
Ink drawing
Classified Name
Drawing
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Man (Sprigg) in shirt and choosing from an array of different costumes and identities presented as posters on the walls. On the floor are a number of containers wryly titled, such as "Parliamentary Gas". (Part of a portfolio, see 17947) "In his time a man plays many parts".; Cartoons of the Anglo-Boer war period (late 19th to early 20th centuries). Political cartoons.

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Technique Types
Drawing
Distinguishing Features

Boer War cartoons Sprigg

Inscriptions
b.r. GRIP and Dennis Edwards in ink. On back signed , dated 22 June 1900, titled and comment "In his time a man plays many parts" (Representing the Rt Hon Sir Jas (sic) Gordon Sprigg, who started life as a journalist. The pictures on the wall represent the many characters he has impersonated during his career.)
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size 318 x 405 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
22-Jun-00
Maker Comment
GRIP and EDWARDS, Dennis
Collector Comment
Ink on cardboard
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