H Beard Print Collection
Print
21st February 1872 (published)
21st February 1872 (published)
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Print entitled 'The Jugglers, Sir R. Collier's appointment at this time excited considerable indignation', satirising Robert Porrett Collier's appointment to office by the then Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone forms the based of the circus-like Troupe, Collier performs at the peak. The print is accompanied by the following verse:
What can't they do? Vault, keap, fence, dance, and climb,
Turn somersaults to cries of "Houpla, houp!"
And witch the world with noble pantomime,-
Ne'er were such jugglers as the Gladstone Troupe.
Pitchforked aloft, the trembling Collier grips
The outstretched arms of the sustaining group.
"There's no deception, gents," comes from the lips
Of the chief juggler of the Gladstone Troupe.
What can't they do? Vault, keap, fence, dance, and climb,
Turn somersaults to cries of "Houpla, houp!"
And witch the world with noble pantomime,-
Ne'er were such jugglers as the Gladstone Troupe.
Pitchforked aloft, the trembling Collier grips
The outstretched arms of the sustaining group.
"There's no deception, gents," comes from the lips
Of the chief juggler of the Gladstone Troupe.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | print, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Print entitled 'The Jugglers' satirising Robert Porrett Collier's appointment to office by the then Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, 21st February 1872, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Print entitled 'The Jugglers' satirising Robert Porrett Collier's appointment to office by the then Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. |
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| Summary | Print entitled 'The Jugglers, Sir R. Collier's appointment at this time excited considerable indignation', satirising Robert Porrett Collier's appointment to office by the then Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone forms the based of the circus-like Troupe, Collier performs at the peak. The print is accompanied by the following verse: What can't they do? Vault, keap, fence, dance, and climb, Turn somersaults to cries of "Houpla, houp!" And witch the world with noble pantomime,- Ne'er were such jugglers as the Gladstone Troupe. Pitchforked aloft, the trembling Collier grips The outstretched arms of the sustaining group. "There's no deception, gents," comes from the lips Of the chief juggler of the Gladstone Troupe. |
| Other number | F.149-62 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.3761-2009 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2010 |
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