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The Boa-War-Contractor.

Maker

(artist)
1861-1945

Title

The Boa-War-Contractor.

Date of Production

executed :

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 25 cm
Width: 18.1 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5276

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords








contract

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: upper centre margin, printed: PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.-JUNE 21, 1905.

Inscription: Recto: lower centre margin, printed: THE BOA-WAR-CONTRACTOR. / TAX- PAYER RABBIT. "TAKE NOTICE! THIS IS POSTIVELY THE LAST TIME I SUBMIT TO THIS TREATMENT!" / ["Are the tax-payers of this country to continue to be the sport of questionable contractors?" / Report of the Committee on the Army Stores Scandals.]

Inscription: Recto: lower right within image, printed: Bernard Partridge.

Stamp: Verso: lower right, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY 1979.

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