Photograph of What an Ass might see hidden from its Rider [JJ versions = 'Disendowment'] [Samuel Wilberforce sitting on an obstinate ass wearing spectacles, with weight of '39 Art[icles]' chained to its ankle and bible tied with a bow to its tail; angel-like figure brandishing sword of 'disestablishment' in background. cf disestablishment of the Church of Ireland, 1 Jan. 1871] [John Johnson 14] by Thomas Shrimpton & Son publ.
G.A. Oxon. 4o 412, fol. 14
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Title
Photograph of What an Ass might see hidden from its Rider [JJ versions = 'Disendowment'] [Samuel Wilberforce sitting on an obstinate ass wearing spectacles, with weight of '39 Art[icles]' chained to its ankle and bible tied with a bow to its tail; angel-like figure brandishing sword of 'disestablishment' in background. cf disestablishment of the Church of Ireland, 1 Jan. 1871] [John Johnson 14] by Thomas Shrimpton & Son publ.
Shelfmark
G.A. Oxon. 4o 412, fol. 14
Date
[c. 1870]
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Shrimpton's Oxford Caricatures
Shrimpton caricatures Volume 1
Photograph of What an Ass might see hidden from its Rider [JJ versions = 'Disendowment'] [Samuel Wilberforce sitting on an obstinate ass wearing spectacles, with weight of '39 Art[icles]' chained to its ankle and bible tied with a bow to its tail; angel-like figure brandishing sword of 'disestablishment' in background. cf disestablishment of the Church of Ireland, 1 Jan. 1871] [John Johnson 14] by Thomas Shrimpton & Son publ.
