General
General
Object Auto ID
84470
Alternate Codes
160580
Common Name
Lithograph
Classified Name
Local Name
Et tu, brute? Then fall Caesar
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon based on the famous death scene in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. On the left in a Classical setting is Caesar (Merriman?) with several swords raised around his head -they carry the names of different Cape newspapers and magazines. Opposite him is Brutus with a single sword named the Cape Argus. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii))
Provenance
Unknown
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Cartoons Merriman Lantern Cape Mercury Standard Mail Cape Times Cape Argus Evening Standard
Inscriptions
b.r. Skit and outside image the name of the lithographer. Date, number and Lantern above and title below image.
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Paper size 360 x 224 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
May 18, 1878.
Maker Comment
SKIT (FISHER, Hugh) Lithographed by Saul Solomon & Co., Cape Town
Collector Comment
Lithograph
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Site Association
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