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* W. J. HODGSON (ENGLISH; FOR PUNCH MAGAZINE) 'PROVERBS (Pisctorially put)';
an original ink on paper cartoon; handwritten mount with "'It is an ill wind that[…]' Particularly when it brings about a serious entanglement between Charlie's flies and Mandie's pretty hair (Charlie is very short-sighted - so he says. Original for 'Punch'"; size 5 1/2in. x 7in. (13 3/4 in. x 15 1/2in. with frame ) light foxing to mount and image.
The term "cartoon" to refer to comic drawings was first used in Punch in 1843, when the Houses of Parliament were to be decorated with murals, and "cartoons" for the mural were displayed for the public; the term "cartoon" then meant a finished preliminary sketch on a large piece of cardboard, or cartone in Italian. Punch humorously appropriated the term to refer to its political cartoons, and the popularity of the Punch cartoons led to the term's widespread use.
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Estimate £15-20