Title

'Great Lion Show', 1868. Artist: John Tenniel Artist: Unknown

Caption

'Great Lion Show', 1868. Sir Robert Napier is shown standing on the right of this cartoon. He had recently fought a victorious campaign in Abyssinia against King Theodore which had resulted in the British captives held by the King being freed. The decisive battle had been fought at Magdala and, upon his return home, Sir Robert was created Lord Napier of Magdala and given a pension of two thousand pounds per annum. The one shilling must be a reference to those in the army often being said to have taken the 'Queen's shilling' when they joined up. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 18, 1868.

Date

1868

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector

Reference

HRM19A89_346

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (4,7Mb) / 12,3in x 17,0in / 3678 x 5108 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal people male man men lion guy zoo caged cage war circus century concept battle B&W Ethiopia cartoon MONOCHROME Army warfare campaign 19th century black & white black and white B W Zoological Gardens nineteenth century Heritage Image Partnership Abyssinia Magdala TGN Field Marshal Napier Robert Napier caricature satire engraving Unknown John Tenniel Sir John Tenniel Field Marshal Field Marshall Napier Sir Robert Napier Robert Cornelius Napier Tenniel John engraving caricature satire