"General" Booth
Caricature
mid 1883 (made)
mid 1883 (made)
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Pen and ink caricature portrait illustrating William Booth, wearing a paper helmet with a feathered crest, a military uniform with epaulettes and multiple flying sashes, and spurred boots, blowing an outsize bugle.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Drawing |
| Brief description | Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910); '"General" Booth', caricature portrait of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, reproduced in Punch, 27 October 1883, as no. 159 of 'Punch's Fancy Portraits. Pen and ink. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink caricature portrait illustrating William Booth, wearing a paper helmet with a feathered crest, a military uniform with epaulettes and multiple flying sashes, and spurred boots, blowing an outsize bugle. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Robert Witt, C.B.E., F.S.A. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1950, London: HMSO, 1962. |
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| Accession number | E.100-1950 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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