A monkey wearing spectacles reads the Times newspaper, with the Examiner under his arm, sitting beside a globe. Etching by T. Landseer, 1827.

  • Landseer, Thomas, 1795-1880.
Date:
1 December 1827
Reference:
16104i
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Published as "News from Navarino". It refers to the naval battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827, in which Russia, France and Britain successfully fought in support of Greek independence from the Ottoman empire

Publication/Creation

London (6 Pall Mall) : Moon, Boys & Graves ; Paris (Boulevard des Italiens) : Pieri Bernard, 1 December 1827.

Physical description

1 print : etching

Lettering

"Get thee glass eyes; And like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not." - King Lear.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 16104i

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