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Reference NumberWH2211
Alt Ref NoWH2211
Artist or CreatorW.K. Haselden
Title or CaptionPopular Fallacies No. 2 - about Spain. No bigger popular fallacies exist than those that refer to Spain. A few of the tings a traveller expects to see but does not see at all. [caption on reverse]
Extent1 item
Published byDaily MIrror
Date02 Nov 1910
FormatArtwork
Size32 x 38.5cm
TechniqueBlack ink
Embedded text or transcriptI expected to see the Seville Cigarette makers young, pretty and gay -
- I found them elderly and crabbed
Se prohibe fumar
I thought bull-fights took place at least three times a day in every village -
- I found it almost impossible to come across one
Plaze de Toros
There will be a bull-fight next year - date at present uncertain
I imagined the people danced fandangos at every street corner -
- I didn't see any dancing in the streets
SubjectsSpain
fandango
bullfights
women
old age
manufacturing companies
cigarettes
popular fallacies
Series220V
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Location of artworkBritish Cartoon Archive
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