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High Resolution JPEG Picture of These playing cards show in caricature a well-known person from around 1880, the Victorian era in Great Britain. The characters who are lampooned and the dated style of the illustrations suggest that they were drawn in around 1880. In this case the character is the eccentric barrister and writer Dr. Edward Kenealy. Dr. Edward Kenealy (1819 – 1880) was an Irish barrister and writer. He is best remembered as counsel for the Tichborne claimant (1871), where his unbalanced behaviour led to his being disbarred from practising as a barrister. On the card, below his name, is written 'A model of simplicity and disinterestedness!', a reference to his conduct during the trial. In 1866, Kenealy wrote The Book of God. in which he claimed to be the 'twelfth messenger of God', descended from Jesus Christ and Genghis Khan. This game is attributed to games manufacturer Multum In Parvo ('much in a small space'). The company formed in the 1890s at 144 Falkland Road, Hornsey, London, N8. In 1931 the company was liquidated following almost continuous financial difficulties throughout the 1920s.

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Image Information

Artist Whiteway

Image ID 518026458

Date Created March 29, 2016

Collection iStock Signature

Style Photography

Orientation Vertical

Release Info Model and property released