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Disgorging

Wood-Engraving
1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

wood-engraving

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleDisgorging (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving
Brief description
Print, 'Disgorging'. Sketch for a political cartoon in 'Punch', 1878, by Sir John Tenniel
Physical description
wood-engraving
Dimensions
  • Size of image height: 21cm
  • Width: 15.7cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with the monogram JT
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Object history
According to Rodney Searight: - `Sotheby's, 10 October 1962, (170).'
Historical context
Reproduced in `Punch' September 1878, p.103.
For further information on the events satirised by Tenniel, see Searight Archive.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.1024:1

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Record createdMay 24, 2008
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