The Best of Friends Must Part

Sir John Tenniel|Sir Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin

ca. 1878 · Graphite · Drawings and Prints

Tenniel's made this design for a wood engraving published in the London periodical "Punch" on September 8, 1828. It represents Canada's third Governor General, the 1st Earl of Dufferin, biding farewell to a woman who symbolizes the nation. The earl served between 1872-78 and oversaw numerous changes and advancements.

Artist

Sir John Tenniel|Sir Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin

Date

ca. 1878

Medium

Graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1966