The Best of Friends Must Part, Sir John Tenniel, ca. 1878

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The Best of Friends Must Part, ca. 1878, Graphite, Sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Sir John Tenniel (British, London 1820–1914 London), Tenniel's made this design for a wood engraving published in the London periodical 'Punch' on September 8, 1828. It represents Canada's third Governor General, the 1st Earl of Dufferin, biding farewell to a woman who symbolizes the nation

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