As_Between_Friends_(Punch_magazine,_13_December_1911,_detail).jpg
Summary
Leonard Raven-Hill : English: As Between Friends. ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
"Craven Hill" (Leonard Raven-Hill).
artist QS:P170,Q6525658
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Title |
English:
As Between Friends.
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Description |
English:
A cartoon from the English satirical magazine
Punch, or The London Charivari
. With the
Russian Bear
sitting on the tail of the Persian Cat while the British Lion looks on, it represents a new friendship regarding the
Anglo-Russian Entente
of 1907 and their plan to divide Persia. The caption reads: "AS BETWEEN FRIENDS. British Lion (
to Russian Bear
). 'IF WE HADN'T SUCH A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING I MIGHT ALMOST BE TEMPTED TO ASK WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE WITH OUR LITTLE PLAYFELLOW.'"
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Date |
13 December 1911
date QS:P571,+1911-12-13T00:00:00Z/11
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Medium |
ink
on
paper
medium QS:P186,Q127418;P186,Q11472,P518,Q861259
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Object history | Published as ( 13 December 1911 ). " As Between Friends ". Punch, or the London Charivari 141 : 429. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner. Caption: "AS BETWEEN FRIENDS. British Lion ( to Russian Bear ). 'IF WE HADN'T SUCH A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING I MIGHT ALMOST BE TEMPTED TO ASK WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE WITH OUR LITTLE PLAYFELLOW.'" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Originally uploaded to en.wikipedia ; transferred by Mrostami on 24 October 2006. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions |
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