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Photoengraving - The Government Thimblerig | McCord Museum
Le tour de passe-passe du gouvernement
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Le tour de passe-passe du gouvernement
You can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes. Need more information about image licensing or a higher resolution image? Read our Photographic Services and Copyright page.

Photoengraving

The Government Thimblerig
Artist
Engraver (1831-1899)
Printer & publisher
SignatureL. l. within image, J. WALKER SC
Date 1886
Medium / Technique Ink on paper
Photomechanical printing
Dimensions31.5 x 25.3 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Canada
Object NumberM994X.5.273.14
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Dr. Raymond Boyer
Status
Not on view

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A Sketch near the Government Offices
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A Sketch near the Government Offices
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M994X.5.273.23
The New "Government Department", and the Self-Appointed Minister
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The New "Government Department", and the Self-Appointed Minister
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1886
M994X.5.273.160
The "Prince of Orange"; or, Anything to beat the Government
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The "Prince of Orange"; or, Anything to beat the Government
John Wilson Bengough
1886
M994X.5.273.136
Misplaced Confidence.
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Misplaced Confidence.
Anonymous
1889/02/09
M20485.9.11
From Scylla to Charybdis.
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From Scylla to Charybdis.
Anonymous
1889/02/09
M20485.9.12
"The Wooing of Hiawatha".
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"The Wooing of Hiawatha".
Anonymous
1888/07/28
M20485.4.1
The Eagle and the Fawn
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The Eagle and the Fawn
Anonymous
1886
M994X.5.273.16
The Way Brother Jonathan Will Astonish the Natives. Annexation Comes in by the Rail, while Liberty flies off in the Smoke
Photoengraving
The Way Brother Jonathan Will Astonish the Natives. Annexation Comes in by the Rail, while Liberty flies off in the Smoke
Anonymous
1886
M994X.5.273.13
The Trappers
Photoengraving
The Trappers
Anonymous
1886
M994X.5.273.20
The Pudding and the Wasp
Photoengraving
The Pudding and the Wasp
Anonymous
1886
M994X.5.273.19
Clown Loquiter Here We Go, and Here We Are
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Clown Loquiter Here We Go, and Here We Are
Anonymous
1886
M994X.5.273.18
Two Years after Annexation
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Two Years after Annexation
Anonymous
1886
M994X.5.273.17

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