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1896 Punch cartoon 'The Great Unknown' Poster
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1896 Punch cartoon 'The Great Unknown' Poster
A VERY neato full colour Punch cartoon from the mid-1890s. The scene shows two magicians, the one on the left having the word 'Grosvenor' on his sleeve, the other holding a book marked 'Funds.' Both are wearing pendants marked with a question sign. Between them it reads 'I am the Veiled Mahatma of Prosperity! Believe in ME, ask no questions, and you will all roll in riches!!!' Some men in the audience are wearing banners which read 'Gold Bug,' 'Free Silver Crank,' '(illegible) Protection Fanatic.' Other banners are hanging from the ceiling: 'Trusts,' 'Monopolists,' etc.
At the time a lot was going on: labour unrest, tariffs, currency policy (look up William Jennings Bryan's 'Cross of Gold' speech), patronage, the rich getting richer, and the poor getting poorer.
Almost like today.
A neat gift for the politically aware, the labour activist, anyone interested in late 19th century history.
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By S.17 January 2013 • Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 58.42cm x 67.37cm, Media: Value Poster Paper (Semi-Gloss)
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This Print was of excellent quality. I would buy again.
One small gripe is that the image was not centred horizontally (about 3mm out) so needed trimming. No great hardship and may have been my fault in the setting-up.
Next time, I would choose to set the text below the picture to a smaller font.
Overall - Thank You! Looks good in its frame - Just as expected. I had a very expensive Gallery print of this before. It got damaged - hence the replacement. It compares very well.
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Print, Size: 33.02cm x 48.26cm, Media: Value Poster Paper (Semi-Gloss)
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