“St. Stephen’s Circus” from “Fun” (1880) (original) (raw)

St. Stephen’s Circus

John Gordon Thomson (1841-1923), artist

Dalziel Brothers, engravers

Fun (19 May 1880): 199

Text beneath main caption: “Professor Gladstone’s Great Feat of Rising Two Horses At Once”

St. Stephen’s refers to the grand entrance hall of the House of Commons — and hence to Parliament — George P. Landow

Courtesy of the Suzy Covey Comic Book Collection in the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.

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