Title

'Election of Pope. Getting to the top of the pole', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

Caption

'Election of Pope. Getting to the top of the pole', 1897. A cardinal climbs a pole topped with the papal crown. From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1897

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D54_312

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,9Mb (2,5Mb) / 10,8in x 16,8in / 3250 x 5039 (300dpi)

Keywords

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