Falstaff and His Followers

Falstaff and His Followers

Image: Caption: Sir John A. Falstaff.- "Is this true, Pistol?" - Merry Wives of Windsor, Act I., Scene 1.

Shakespeare play: Merry Wives of Windsor, The

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": In a speech at Watford, Mr. Mackenzie had stated that one of the "hon. gentlemen" who were then on a tour with Sir John Macdonald, had been the first to apply to the Reform Government for an appointment. The reference was well understood to be Hon. William Macdougall.

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. 1. Toronto: Grip Printing, 1886. 315. Print.

Cataloguer: Jean-Sébastien Grenier

Grip

September 16, 1876 (first publication in Grip)

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English

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