'MIRAGE'

Item

Title

'MIRAGE'
drawing

Creator

Tenniel, John, Sir

Subject

Khartoum, Sudan; sieges; commemoration; satire
Drawings and Watercolours

Description

A mounted and framed pencil drawing by Sir John Tenniel, which is the original of the print that appeared in Punch, a weekly magazine of humour and satire. General Charles Gordon is depicted from behind leaning against a wall, with his right arm raised, hand shielding his eyes and looking to the horizon, awaiting the arrival of the relief expedition at Khartoum. In the lower left hand corner of the drawing is Tenniel's signature and the date 1884.
In an apperture above the drawing the following caption is typed 'ORIGINAL DRWAING FROM "PUNCH" / by the late JOHN TENNIEL. / Presented by MAjor Thomas Brooke, MA., JP / through / Field Marshall The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein / KG., GCB., DSC., DCL., LL.D.'. In an apperture underneath the drawing the following caption has been written by hand ' "MIRAGE." / Gen. Gordon. "What is it that I seem to see / across the sand-waste?" / [unclear] april 12. 1884.'. [DS 11/11/2020]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

1884-04-12

Format

Height 360mm; Width 350mm

Identifier

GGC160

Rights

© Royal Engineers Museum

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