1844-1910 (made)
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Cartoon showing Disraeli in the form of a chameleon, looking through a kaleidoscope resting on a standing bearing a caricature version of a penny stamp: the winged heads of Peel and Palmerston float in the clouds above.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and indian ink on paper. |
| Brief description | Drawing by Edward Linley Sambourne: Political cartoon showing Disraeli, in the form of a chameleon, looking through a kaleidoscope resting on a stand bearing a caricature version of a penny stamp. Winged heads of Peel and Palmerston float in the clouds above. |
| Physical description | Cartoon showing Disraeli in the form of a chameleon, looking through a kaleidoscope resting on a standing bearing a caricature version of a penny stamp: the winged heads of Peel and Palmerston float in the clouds above. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957 |
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| Accession number | E.1249-1948 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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