Black Sheep (Archibald Campbell Tait (1811-1882) Archbishop of Canterbury)
Sir John Tenniel (London 1820 - London 1914)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1874
Materials
paper
Measurements
220 x 290 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286574.2
Summary
Print, Black Sheep (Archibald Campbell Tait (1811-1882) Archbishop of Canterbury) by Sir John Tenniel (London 1820 - London 1914). One of two prints with caricatures, published in 'Punch' or the London Charivari, 1874. a. published July 25th entitled 'Second Thoughts are Best,' showing a man in a carriage about to hook a gentleman riding by. The hook is inscribed 'Public Worship Bill' and the rider's gun is inscribed 'Resolutions'. Underneath is a printed verse of sixteen lines. b. A similar figure, this time with a hook inscribed 'Worship Regulation Bill' catching sheep inscribed 'Ritualism', entitled 'Black Sheep' published May 23rd. A cartoon from Punch, 18 December 1869. Archbishop Tait uses the crook "Public Worship Regulation Bill" trying to control the black sheep of "Ritualism"
Marks and inscriptions
Ritualism
Makers and roles
Sir John Tenniel (London 1820 - London 1914), engraver (printmaker) Punch , engraver and publisher