Date:1830 - 1844 (c.)
Description:Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist Robert William Buss for his final painting entitled The Mock Mayor. The townsfolk of Newcastle-under-Lyme elected a 'mock mayor' in a parody of the formal election that took place among the town's councillors. The bucking donkey can be seen in the final painting.
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Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist ...
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The Mock Mayor by Robert William Buss (1804-1875), oil on canvas,1844. Scene on the market cross ...
A study by Robert William Buss (1804-1875) for The Mock Mayor painting. A composition comprising the ...
Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist Robert William Buss ...
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Creators: Mr Robert William Buss - Creator
Image courtesy of: Mr Joseph Mayer
Donor ref:Nm.2008.363 / PAC169-88 (22/22988)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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