Ah, Dizzy, now there was a guy
Who often did things on the sly
A devious sort
Or so it is thought
But then he was gone, and bye bye.
OK - so what do you do with angular, I thought? Which immediately led me to think of pyramids, as you do. Which led me to think of one of my favourite Victorian political cartoons, by one of my favourite Victorian political cartoonists, Sir John Tenniel. He's my absolute joint favourite along with the wonderful American, Thomas Nast. This is almost a direct copy, although I did stick an extra pyramid in which isn't in the original.
Experiences of an urban sketcher based in South Wales - does exactly what it says on the tin. All images in this blog are copyright, and may not be used or reproduced without my permission. If you'd like an original, a print, or to use them in some other fashion, then email me at londinius@yahoo.co.uk.
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