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Original - In Laurence Sterne's novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, the characters' hobby-horses, or particular obsessions, are used for humourous intent. Here, Uncle Toby's obsession with the military leads to him and Trim - who gets caught up in Toby's enthusiasm - to begin acting out military actions and manner. Illustration by George Cruikshank.
Reason
Part of a series of Tristram Shandy illustrations - which I'm really tempted to nominate as a set, MER-C be damned - by a highly notable artist. Interesting, shows a notable aspect of the novel's humour, and useful in several articles. Tristram Shandy is usually considered one of the classic English humourous novels, and originated a lot of tropes, such as stream-of-consciousness narration.
Articles this image appears in
George Cruikshank, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Hobby horse, Hobby.
Creator
George Cruikshank


Not promoted MER-C 08:43, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]