Carte de visite of a drawing of a laughing man's face, 1866. Caption reads 'Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by John. P. Soule, in the clerk's office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 'A Good Goak' A. Ward.' Photography by John P. Soule (1828 - 1904), based on a work by Artemus Ward (1834 - 1867)
Notes: CARTE DE VISITE PHOTO OF AN ARTWORK (appears to be a sketch or a drawing) OF A MAN'S FACE. Text at the bottom of the mount: "Entered according to Act of Contress, in the year 1866, by John P. Soule, in the clerk’s office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 'A GOOD GOAK' – A. WARD." "A. WARD" = Artemus Ward = the pen name of Charles Farrar Browne, who was an American humorist, writer, and performer. Browne was friends with Mark Twain, Adaah Isaacs Mencken, and many other artists of the time. President Lincoln was a fan, and read a Browne episode to his Cabinet before presenting them with the Emancipation Proclamation. See the bottom of the listing for biographical information. "GOAK" = "(Adult / Slang) (Noun) variant of 'joke,' first used by Artemus Ward, pseudonym of Charles Farrar Browne, a humorist of the Nineteenth Century, whose literary pose was as a carnival barker commenting on current events using solecisms and misspellings." STAMP ON BACK. "JOSEPH WARD, LOOKING GLASSES AND PICTURE FRAMES 125 Washington St. BOSTON."
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