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Disraeli measuring the British Lion
Leech, John, born 1817 - died 1864 - Enlarge image
Disraeli measuring the British Lion
- Object:
Engraving
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (made)
- Date:
1849 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Leech, John, born 1817 - died 1864 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Wood engraving
- Museum number:
E.3837-1904
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case I, shelf 148, box A(1)
With the founding of Punch in 1841, Leech gradually established himself as the foremost artist of early Victorian pictorial satire in its pages. In this cartoon he trades on the stereotypes of his time. He caricatures the politician Disraeli as a Jewish tailor, measuring the British Lion, (further caricatured and dressed as an Irish peasant) for a suit.
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