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"You see? Isn't being a royal fun?"

Print
2005 (made), 13/05/2005 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 13 May 2005, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'Prince Charles and his new wide Camilla have delayed their honeymoon until now – and it is to be a cruise in the Aegean with no press photographers allowed. So we commoners are left to imagine how romantic it must be, two lovers united at last. The drawing echoes the famous scene of the two lovers at the prow of the doomed liner in the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic.'

'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"You see? Isn't being a royal fun?" (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Reproduction of a cartoon, "You see? Isn't being a royal fun?" by 'Marf' (Martha Richler), published in The Evening Standard, 13th May 2005; London.
Physical description
This is a print of a black and white line drawn cartoon. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are on board the royal yacht. Prince Charles is holding Camilla over the front of the boat, in a similar pose to that seen on the film Titanic. Camilla has a fixed grin on her face.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 29.6cm
Production typeCopy
Marks and inscriptions
  • FRIDAY 13TH of MAY (Top left, reproduced writing)
  • "You see? Isn't being a royal fun?" (Across bottom; title to piece, reproduced writing)
  • MARF (Artist signature bottom right of image, vertically, reproduced)
  • [2-line caption, scan / 40 x 57mm] (Bottom right, reproduced writing)
  • [2-line / caption: / please follow / my line-breaks, thx ] (Bottom left, reproduced writing)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
Donated by the artist.
Production
Attribution note: reproduction taken by artist of original drawing
Subjects depicted
Summary
This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 13 May 2005, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'Prince Charles and his new wide Camilla have delayed their honeymoon until now – and it is to be a cruise in the Aegean with no press photographers allowed. So we commoners are left to imagine how romantic it must be, two lovers united at last. The drawing echoes the famous scene of the two lovers at the prow of the doomed liner in the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic.'

'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.384-2007

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Record createdSeptember 3, 2007
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