Our Financial Bon Vivant

Our Financial Bon Vivant

Image: Caption: "He lives not wisely, but too well."; Sir John. - "Does it ever occur to you, Sir Leonard, that this sort of thing is-er-er-injudicious?"

Shakespeare play: Othello

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": The presence of a large surplus in the Treasury encouraged the Government to launch out into many expensive enterprises, and to be more lavish than ever in the bestowing of subsidies upon railways in the various Provinces.

Bengough, John Wilson (Canadian Political Cartoonist, active 1873-1923)

Taken from: A Caricature History of Canadian Politics: Events from the Union of 1841. Ed. John Bengough. Vol. 2. Toronto: Grip Printing, 1886. 237. Print.

Cataloguer: Jean-Sébastien Grenier

Grip

October 1, 1881 (first publication in Grip)

caricatures

English

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