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[Henry, the ruthless]
Shemus.
[graphic] /
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| Summary: | Caption reads: The Grim Reaper: "All correct, sir?" Unpublished title handwritten above image reads: Tactics. Unpublished caption handwritten above image reads: His Orderly: "All quiet in the salient, sir!". H.M. Wilson: "But there's a hell of a row everywhere else!" Illustration depicts a skeleton dressed in a soldier's uniform clutching a scythe (the Grim Reaper/Death) reporting to Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson (1864-1922), who appears angry. In the background is a machine gun. Prior to his death, Wilson served as a security advisor to the Northern Ireland government. He was assassinated on 22 June 1922, a fortnight after this illustration was published in the Freeman's Journal. |
| In collection: | Shemus Cartoon Collection |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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[8th June 1922].
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| Notes: | Shemus was a pseudonym used by Ernest Forbes. Terror and discord: the Shemus cartoons in the Freeman's Journal, 1920-1924 by Felix M. Larkin. Dublin: A&A Farmar, 2009. Published in: The Freeman's Journal, 8th June 1922. Physical description: 1 drawing : ink and crayon, col ; 31 x 28 cm. more |
| Contained in: | Forms part of: The Shemus Cartoon Collection. |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
| Call Number | View In | Collection |
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PD 4309 TX 134 |
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Prints & Drawings |
