{"product_id":"odd-sketches-at-the-zoological-gardens-like-master-like-man-illustrated-london-news-1881","title":"Odd Sketches at the Zoological Gardens: Like Master Like Man — Illustrated London News, 1881","description":"\u003ch2\u003eVictorian Wit at the Zoo — \u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated London News\u003c\/em\u003e, 1881\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA page of four wood engravings, published in \u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated London News\u003c\/em\u003e in 1881, called \u003cem\u003eOdd Sketches at the Zoological Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e — a sequence of gently satirical drawings by one of the paper's staff artists, exploring the irresistible human tendency to detect uncanny resemblances between the animals on display and the visitors who come to observe them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese four sketchs depict monkeys, elephants, tigers and hippos with people looking like them at the zoo. The pair sharing, as the original caption wryly observes, \u003cem\u003e“a kindred physiognomy, bred of their intimate association in the stable-yard.”\u003c\/em\u003e It is a masterpiece of Victorian comic observation: affectionate, sharp-eyed, and entirely without malice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series drew on a long tradition of physiognomic humour — the idea, popularised by Lavater and later lampooned by Hogarth and Rowlandson, that character is written in the face. By the 1880s, such comparisons had become a staple of illustrated comic journalism, and \u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated London News\u003c\/em\u003e brought its customary elegance and draughtsmanship to the genre. As the original text noted: \u003cem\u003e“That one touch of nature which makes the whole world kin seems here to be multiplied into many diverse touches.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated London News\u003c\/em\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1881\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eOdd Sketches at the Zoological Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e People viewing animals at the the Zoological Society’s Gardens, Regent’s Park, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original wood engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original antique print — age-toning consistent with period\n\u003cp\u003eA rare and evocative piece of Victorian natural history and colonial African exploration art — ideal for framing and display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScanned at 350 dpi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 26 x 40 cm in size...11 x 15 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully characterful piece for collectors of Victorian humour, zoological history, London social history, or animal art — and a conversation-starting addition to any wall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"tenpismire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47979400298722,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/5905\/7122\/files\/Animalsandhumansatthezoopage1_0001.jpg?v=1783376081","url":"https:\/\/tenpismire.com\/products\/odd-sketches-at-the-zoological-gardens-like-master-like-man-illustrated-london-news-1881","provider":"tenpismire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}