Dear Colleagues,
John Radcliffe very kindly put on to the web images of three cartoons I have
in slide form and about which I am seeking information. One shows a defiant
RK in an astride pose, holding a golf club and a table tennis bat. He is
showing defiance to three characters, the middle one of which is in a state
of collapse and appears to be wearing a Russian or German uniform. His
supporters look like a soldier and a gent in a stove-pipe hat. Britannia is
in the background and shell-bursts can be seen in the sky.
The second, entitled "Curiosities of Literature" shows RK in a chef's habit
with a hand on an oval serving dish.
The third is of RK in service dress holding a quill pen rather than a rifle,
and a large pouch from which ink is dripping. Shrapnell is bursting
overhead.
I should very much like to know when each was published; in which journal;
the name of the artist and the circumstances which prompted it. You can see
them on the web by clicking on "Three Cartoons of RK" on the home page.
Any information most grafully accepted - many thanks Michael Smith
e-mail as above or tel; (01273) 303719
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