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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

11214924-Scene-From-the-(Farmer's)-Midsummer-Night's-Dream..jpg

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.