Beauties of a Royal Commission (image)
Title
Beauties of a Royal Commission (image)
Image: Caption: "When shall we three meet again?"
Subject
Shakespeare play: Macbeth
Description
The caricature was first published in Bengough's magazine 'Grip'. He states in the publication, "A Caricature History of Canadian Politics: Events from the Union of 1841": This cartoon was intended to satirize the appointment by Sir John A Macdonald of a Royal Commission, composed of his own friends, to inquire into and report upon the charges brought by the Hon. Mr. Huntington. The sentiment of the press and public with regard to this proceeding justified the implication of the caricature, that the accused Premier was virtually "trying himself."
Creator
Bengough, John Wilson (Canadian Political Cartoonist, active 1873-1923)
Source
Taken from: A Caricature History of Canadian Politics: Events from the Union of 1841. Ed. John Bengough. Vol. 1. Toronto: Grip Printing, 1886. 165. Print.
Cataloguer: Jean-Sébastien Grenier
Publisher
Grip
Date
August 23, 1873 (first publication in Grip)
Format
caricatures
Language
English
Type
graphic design and illustration
Files
Collection
Citation
Bengough, John Wilson (Canadian Political Cartoonist, active 1873-1923), “Beauties of a Royal Commission (image),” shakespeare400, accessed October 9, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/shakespeare400/items/show/2565.