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John Leech: English: Father Thames Introducing His Offspring to the Fair City of London. (A Design for a Fresco in the New Houses of Parliament.) 
                    Français :  Le Père Tamise présente des enfants à la ville de Londres.
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Artist
John Leech  (1817–1864)  wikidata:Q1374807 s:en:Author:John Leech
 
John Leech
Alternative names
John Leech
Description English caricaturist, illustrator and drawer
Date of birth/death 29 August 1817 Edit this at Wikidata 29 October 1864 / 14 October 1864 / 1864 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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London; England Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q1374807
Title
English: Father Thames Introducing His Offspring to the Fair City of London. (A Design for a Fresco in the New Houses of Parliament.)
Français : Le Père Tamise présente des enfants à la ville de Londres.
Description
English: Caricature published in Punch at the time of the "Great Stink". The River Thames introduces his children – diphtheria, scrofula and cholera – to the city of London, showing some understanding that the river was a danger to health.
Français : La Tamise montre ses "enfants" (diphtérie, écrouelles et choléra) à la ville de Londres, à l'époque de la "Grande Puanteur".
Date 3 July 1858
date QS:P571,+1858-07-03T00:00:00Z/11
Medium engraving
References John Leech Cartoons from Punch magazine, retrieved 9 May 2013
Source/Photographer Punch 35: 5. 1858.

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