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The Hidden Hand, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain

The hidden hand, 1883. This cartoon shows an Irish anarchist, armed with knife and pistol, surreptitiously accepting a bag of gold. This is a reference to the murder of the new Chief Secretary for Ireland and his colleague who died after being attacked in Dublin's Phoenix Park. A number of men had been arrested and one of them, James Farrell, became an informer. He gave details of a number of planned outrages, amongst them the intended murder of the previous Chief Secretary, William Forster. From Punch, or the London Charivari, March 3, 1883.

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Title: The Hidden Hand, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain

Caption: The hidden hand, 1883. This cartoon shows an Irish anarchist, armed with knife and pistol, surreptitiously accepting a bag of gold. This is a reference to the murder of the new Chief Secretary for Ireland and his colleague who died after being attacked in Dublin's Phoenix Park. A number of men had been arrested and one of them, James Farrell, became an informer. He gave details of a number of planned outrages, amongst them the intended murder of the previous Chief Secretary, William Forster. From Punch, or the London Charivari, March 3, 1883.

Personalities: THOMAS BURKE

Credit: Album / The Cartoon Collector / Heritage Images

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Image size: 3687 × 5105 px | 53.9 MB

Print size: 31.2 × 43.2 cm | 1451.6 × 2009.8 in (300 dpi)

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