Scene From The (Farmer's) "Midsummer Night's Dream"
Title
Scene From The (Farmer's) "Midsummer Night's Dream"
Image: Caption: Dem-. I love thee not, therefore pursue me not! I'll run from thee and hide me in the brakes, and leave thee to the mercy of wild beasts. - Shakespeare
Subject
Shakespeare play: Midsummer Night's Dream, A
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": In the tariff as published in the 'Globe' (and afterwards authoritatively announced by the Government), the interests of the Agricultural Classes were comparatively neglected, although vast promises of "protection" has been made to the farmers before the election.
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. 2. Toronto: Grip Printing, 1886. 39. Print.
Cataloguer: Jean-Sébastien Grenier
Publisher
Grip
Date
February 8, 1879 (first publication in Grip)
Format
Caricatures; caricatures
Language
English
Type
graphic design and illustration
Files
Collection
Citation
Bengough, John Wilson (Canadian Political Cartoonist, active 1873-1923), “Scene From The (Farmer's) "Midsummer Night's Dream",” shakespeare400, accessed November 8, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/shakespeare400/items/show/2571.