Sujet
At-Bay, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Légende
At-Bay, 1880. The British Lion holds a pack of wild dogs at bay. This cartoon relates to an attack in late December 1879 that was made upon the British at Cabul by Afghanistan. Britain's General Roberts withdrew his troops into the shelter of the Sherput Cantonment to await reinforcements. On 23rd December, the Afghans made a further attack, but were driven off. From Punch, or the London Charivari, January 1, 1880.
Date
1880
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector
Notre référence
HRM19A90_129
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,7Mo (3,8Mo) / 47,3cm x 28,4cm / 5588 x 3359 (300dpi)