Etching, "Waking Him Up, or the Australian Invasion of England"
Object Type
Artwork/Print/Etching
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Brief Description
Woodblock print, depicting a man in dressing-gown and cap sitting up in bed, with a 'plague' of small kangaroos swarming over the bed (one holds a cricket bat). Caption reads, "'Waking Him Up, Or the Australian Invasion of England' / John Bull: confound it; the little wretches are hopping all over me / Melbourne Punch, April 8, 1886".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 549 W: 15 D: 377mm (H: 21 5/8 W: 9/16 D: 14 13/16")
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Location
In storage
Registration No
1988.1909
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by the City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
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