'A General at Sea', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

'A General at Sea', 1897.  Creator: John Leech.

2-703-994 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'A General at Sea', 1897. Caricature of an army officer in Napoleonic-era uniform, sitting on a wooden toy horse. 'At sea' here implies incompetence. From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]


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People Information

Creator
  1. John Leech, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator and printmaker
People Related
  1. Gilbert Abbott A Beckett: British: Author, writer, journalist, lawyer, playwright

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Other

People Other

History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment

History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3800x4409
File Size : 49,085kb


Aliases

  1. 2E
  1. 0580057360
  1. 2-703-994
  1. 2703994
  1. 2E

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