Title

'The Balance of Power', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

Caption

'The Balance of Power', 1897. An elephant, possibly representing King Charles I of England, balances on a tightrope holding a spear. 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_368

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,6Mb (2,7Mb) / 13,5in x 13,7in / 4050 x 4109 (300dpi)

Keywords

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