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| Picture No | 13046988 |
| Date | 1877 |
| Description | Cartoon, The Celebrated Indian Crown Trick (Disraeli) |
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Cartoon, The Celebrated Indian Crown Trick -- a satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, as Bendizzi the Great Faker, performing as a magician to various heads of state. He has miraculously extracted a larger crown, marked Empress, from the smaller British crown -- a reference to his awarding of the title of Empress of India to Queen Victoria (seen on the left as a portrait bust).
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| Source | Cartoon by TC in 'Fun', 10 January 1877 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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