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"Well done, darling! You're getting the hang of it!"

Drawing
2005 (made), 11/04/2005 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This unpublished cartoon is artist Marf's take on a current news story, intended for the Evening Standard on 11 April 2005. As she describes it: 'This cartoon was an irreverent take on Camilla's first walkabout following her marriage to Prince Charles. Pictures of the walkabout appeared – with her remarkable hat – on all the front pages this morning. She seemed less than enthusiastic, although the tone on Fleet Street was generally respectful.'

'Marf' drew daily topical cartoons for the Evening Standard between March 2002 and August 2005, moving to the Londoner's Diary page in August 2003. The drawings cover key political and social issues of the period, providing a vivid and often hilarious response to the main news of the day. The Evening Standard is London's only evening newspaper, publishing up to five editions a day. In Marf's own words: 'The cartoonist needs to keep up with the rapid pace of event.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title"Well done, darling! You're getting the hang of it!" (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Cartoon, "Well done, darling! You're getting the hang of it!" by 'Marf' (Martha Richler), published in The Evening Standard, 11 April 2005; London.
Physical description
Black and white line drawn cartoon showing Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on their post-marriage walkabout at Windsor. The Duchess is wearing a fitted coat with Prince of Wales feathers attached, a hat with two feathers and a string of pearls. A woman in coat and hat, with flower motif, is shaking her hand, smiling adoringly; and a love heart metaphorically rises up from her. A man in coat and cap stands next to her smiling . A little girl, also smiling, and wearing a coat and striped scarf hands a bouquet of flowers to Prince Charles. She has a bow in her hair. Prince Charles wears a suit jacket, with Prince of Wales feathers attached to the lapel, a shirt and tie, and a kilt. Behind the group are trees.

Some lines have been blocked out with liquid paper, and faint underdrawing can be seen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 29.6cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • MONDAY 11th of April - [in circle] B (Written in pen top centre)
  • "Well done, darling! / You're getting the / hang of it!" (Written in pen across bottom; title to piece)
  • MARF (Artist signature bottom right of image, vertically)
  • YECCHHH! / COMMONERS! (Written in speech bubble towards top, part of image)
  • [Please / follow my / line-breaks / for 3-line / caption - thx!] (Written in pen to left of caption)
  • [scan: / 40 X 54 / mm] (Written in pen to right of caption)
  • 9 [in circle] (Written in black biro on transparent protective sheet, top right)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
Donated by the artist.
Production
Attribution note: for publication in newspaper
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This unpublished cartoon is artist Marf's take on a current news story, intended for the Evening Standard on 11 April 2005. As she describes it: 'This cartoon was an irreverent take on Camilla's first walkabout following her marriage to Prince Charles. Pictures of the walkabout appeared – with her remarkable hat – on all the front pages this morning. She seemed less than enthusiastic, although the tone on Fleet Street was generally respectful.'

'Marf' drew daily topical cartoons for the Evening Standard between March 2002 and August 2005, moving to the Londoner's Diary page in August 2003. The drawings cover key political and social issues of the period, providing a vivid and often hilarious response to the main news of the day. The Evening Standard is London's only evening newspaper, publishing up to five editions a day. In Marf's own words: 'The cartoonist needs to keep up with the rapid pace of event.'
Collection
Accession number
E.362-2007

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Record createdMay 2, 2007
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