Title: un' infornata di nuovo genere
abstract: italian political cartoon shows a mock execution of a man labeled "inglese", identified in the caption as "john bull", by force feeding him a ladle full of small cakes or bread labeled "bosforo", "dardanell", arcipelago", "gibilterro", and "malta", by a man labeled "russo" who is being held back by a man labeled "austria" who is being pushed forward by a man labeled "prussia". The victim's arms are being held on one side by a man labeled "serbo" and on the other by a black man labeled "indiano d'america". His mouth is being held open by a man labeled "lord gladstone per la pace" who is standing behind him with a large olive branch stuck in his hat. Three men, representing spain, greece labeled "greco", and italy, are peering over a brick wall, each is holding a large clyster syringe. Physical description: 1 print: chromolithograph; sheet 42 x 59. 3 cm. Notes: letterpress newsprint of title page and back page printed on verso.;grossi.;title from item.;caption: coraggio, john bull, allargate la bocca che passino gli stretti. In conseguenza d'indigestione dopo il congresso voi troverete il purgante.;forms part of: popular graphic art print filing series (library of congress).;signed on stone on lower right.;illus. From: le perroquet, journal politique charivarique illustré colorié, 6me année dimanche 16 juin 1878, n. 24; supplemento al papagallo, n. 24, anno vi. Date: 1878.
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