President Wilson and Uncle Sam, by Henry Tonks

An image of President Wilson and Uncle Sam. Tonks, Henry (British, 1862-1937). President Wilson in bed and Uncle Sam in the character of a doctor. Inscription; M.r Wilson proposes to lay his case before America / ? Statis / My dear Sir you have undoubtedly swalloed a league of Nations, I can hear it crawling about inside you' . Pen and ink with watercolour on paper. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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President Wilson and Uncle Sam. Tonks, Henry (British, 1862-1937). President Wilson in bed and Uncle Sam in the character of a doctor. Inscription; M.r Wilson proposes to lay his case before America / ? Statis / My dear Sir you have undoubtedly swalloed a league of Nations, I can hear it crawling about inside you' . Pen and ink with watercolour on paper. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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Accession Number: PD.172-2015
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 774 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 150.84kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1

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