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Tout un chien de garde!
Tout un chien de garde!

Cartoon

Keeping His Bark Worse Than His Bits.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1970
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite on Cardboard
Dimensions37.2 x 29.0 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberM965.199.5782
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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His Bark Is Worse than His Bite.
His Bark Is Worse than His Bite.
John Collins
About 1953
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Catalogue illustration of drill bits
Catalogue illustration of drill bits
John Henry Walker
About 1850-1885
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Signor Blake in his Popular Act of Keeping The Globe in Suspense
Signor Blake in his Popular Act of Keeping The Globe in Suspense
John Wilson Bengough
1886
M994X.5.273.111
News from Ireland. Being the Examination and Confession of William Kelso, a Scotch Rebel, taken in Ireland, whether he fled, after the defeat of the rebel in Scotland ; Before George Rawdon, Esquire ; One of his Majesties Justice of Peace there. Also A letter from C. Geroge Mac Cartney, Giving account Of several Barks full of Scotch Rebels, seen coming from Scotland to Ireland. Together with a Proclamation set out byt the Duke of Ormond, For their Apprenhension.
June 30, 1679
S001/B2.1,3.4
Taking His Mind Off His Work.
Taking His Mind Off His Work.
John Collins
About 1939
M965.199.4288
Frank Zampino… keeping his head above water?
Frank Zampino… keeping his head above water?
Garnotte
2009
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Taking His Mind Off His Work.
Taking His Mind Off His Work.
John Collins
About 1939
M965.199.4253
Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face.
Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.7776
Time His Left Hand Knew What His Right is Doing.
Time His Left Hand Knew What His Right is Doing.
John Collins
About 1946
M965.199.104
Hard to Keep His Mind on His Work.
Hard to Keep His Mind on His Work.
John Collins
1948
M965.199.8252
Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face.
Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face.
John Collins
About 1959
M965.199.9083
High Time He Let His Right Hand Know What His Left Is Doing.
High Time He Let His Right Hand Know What His Left Is Doing.
John Collins
1949
M965.199.1385

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