Published by London: Thomas McLean, 1836
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Good. Original B&W lithograph on wove paper. 17 × 11.5 inches. Good. Moderate foxing throughout the sheet, paper toning due to age; minor loss in lower left edge. Signed in the plate with the initials HB. This 1836 cartoon likely critiques governmental or military "sharp practice", a term denoting dishonest or shrewd dealings possibly in relation to reform acts or British colonial policy. John Doyle, known by the pen name H. B., was an Irish political cartoonist, caricaturist, painter and lithographer.