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John DoyleThe Cat's Paw1832
1832
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An iconic image satirizing the Prime Minister at the 1832 London Conference.
The Cat's Paw (Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevento & Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston).
London: Thomas McLean, 1832.
Lithograph printed in black ink on white wove paper, 16 3/8 x 11 1/4 inches (415 mm x 286 mm), full margins. In very good condition with the numerals "206" written in brown ink on the top right corner. Light pencil inscription with the name John above the title in the lower margin. Printed by Alfred Ducôte, London.
Illustration in which a dog (Talleyrand) holds a cat (Palmerston) in his arms and tries to press its paw on a hot stove (Belgium and Antwerp). A satirical cartoon on the role of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, the French ambassador in London, and of Minister Palmerston, who participated in the negotiations at the London Conference on the independence of Belgium, October 1832.
- Creator:John Doyle (1797 - 1868)
- Creation Year:1832
- Dimensions:Height: 16.34 in (41.5 cm)Width: 11.26 in (28.6 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Middletown, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: BH15421stDibs: LU1979215098442
John Doyle
John Doyle was one of the most famous and prolific illustrators of the 19th century in Europe who was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was active in London from 1822. For more than 20 years, in the first half of the 19th century, he produced an important number of political and social vignettes by the pen name H.B. the series Political Sketches is the most important series by Doyle. It includes 683 lithographs published by Thomas McLean between 1829–41. Doyle died at Maida Hill, London, on January 2, 1868.
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