Doyle, John (1797-1868); HB — (Lithograph) Playing at Nine Pins! Practising for a Great Match, Shortly to Come Off (Hb Sketches No. 635)
London: Thomas McLean, 1840. Original B&W lithograph on wove paper. 17 × 11.5 inches. Good. Moderate foxing across entire surface; four-inch tear beginning at the bottom center margin extending slightly into the lower image area; water stain at the far right edge; minor edge toning and corner wear. Signed in the plate with the initials HB. This 1840 cartoon uses the metaphor of the popular game nine pins (a precursor to modern bowling) to comment on parliamentary strategy and legislative targets. John Doyle, known by the pen name H. B. was an Irish political cartoonist, caricaturist, painter and lithographer. .