An extraordinary animal.
Primary Artist
John Doyle (1797–1868)
Title
Other titles
Daniel O'Connell
Source
Political sketches
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1835 – 1835, March
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone
Matrix size
36.0 x 28.4 cm (printed border line)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
44.6 x 30.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed upper centre in black pencil, 'Daniel O'Connell'. Inscribed centre in black pencil, 'Spring (?) Rice/ Lord John Rufell (?)'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '20'.
Subject description
Political caricature of Daniel O'Connell, the so-called Irish Liberator, as a hybrid marsupial with Whig M.P.s Lord John Russell, Thomas Spring Rice and another in his pouch.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
42370
Accession number
86.646
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Spencer Scott Sandilands, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Caricature
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Doyle, John. | (1797–1868) Irish | Male | artist
Ducote. | (1829–) | printer
MCLEAN, Thomas | English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013