"Do I get the feeling there are three of us in this marriage?"
Drawing
2005 (made), 07/03/2005 (printed and published)
2005 (made), 07/03/2005 (printed and published)
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This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 7 March 2005, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'As the debate continues as to where Prince Charles and Camilla, both divorced, will be allowed to marry ... [t]he Queen makes her disapproval clear when she announces that she will not be attending the wedding. The late Princess Diana, in her Panorama interview in November 1995, famously said, "There are three of us in this marriage", making a thinly veiled reference to her husband's lover, Camilla.'
'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.'
'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
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| Title | "Do I get the feeling there are three of us in this marriage?" (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Cartoon, "Do I get the feeling there are three of us in this marriage?" by 'Marf' (Martha Richler), published in The Evening Standard, 07 March 2005; London. |
| Physical description | Black and white line drawn cartoon showing the commemorative 1st class postage stamp issued for the wedding of Prince Charles and Camillia, Duchess of Cornwall. The happy couple are portrayed as a half length portrait. Camilla wears a three string necklace with large gem stone clasp and shows off her large wedding ring. Prince Charles is wearing a dinner jacket and bow-tie. The couple smile adoringly at one another but above them are some droplets of perspiration. In the top corner the bust portrait of the Queen next to the '1st', looks extremely annoyed. Some lines have been blocked out with liquid paper, and faint underdrawing can be seen. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Donated by the artist. |
| Production | Attribution note: for publication in newspaper Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 7 March 2005, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'As the debate continues as to where Prince Charles and Camilla, both divorced, will be allowed to marry ... [t]he Queen makes her disapproval clear when she announces that she will not be attending the wedding. The late Princess Diana, in her Panorama interview in November 1995, famously said, "There are three of us in this marriage", making a thinly veiled reference to her husband's lover, Camilla.' '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.' |
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| Accession number | E.365-2007 |
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| Record created | May 4, 2007 |
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