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This is a pen and ink cartoon drawing by Simon Thorp. It depicts Farmer Palmer and his son Jethro, two of Thorp's characters who are caricatures of anti-farming stereotypes. It shows Farmer Palmer and Jethro at a demonstration, much like the 1998 Countryside March that brought 250,000 to London to protest against an amalgam of grievances, inlcuding anti-hunt legislation, which affected the rural community. Thorp produced Farmer Palmer cartoons for Viz magazine, but a faint inscription on the back of this drawing reads '... Daily Star, 19/09/99', suggesting that this was commissioned as an illustration for the newspaper.
Title: Cartoon
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This is a pen and ink cartoon drawing by Simon Thorp.
It depicts Farmer Palmer and his son Jethro, two of Thorp's characters who are caricatures of anti-farming stereotypes.
It shows Farmer Palmer and Jethro at a demonstration, much like the 1998 Countryside March that brought 250,000 to London to protest against an amalgam of grievances, inlcuding anti-hunt legislation, which affected the rural community.
Thorp produced Farmer Palmer cartoons for Viz magazine, but a faint inscription on the back of this drawing reads '.
Daily Star, 19/09/99', suggesting that this was commissioned as an illustration for the newspaper.
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