A minister appointed to the parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, is being chased away by angry parishioners (above); he stands behind a bush with a placard in his hand, watching the people's hedonistic behaviour (below). Lithograph attributed to B.W. Crombie, 1843.
- Crombie, Benjamin W. (Benjamin William), 1803-1847.
- Date:
- [1843?]
- Reference:
- 36287i
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"This cartoon entitled 'The intruder at Ellon, The Intruder's return home' was possibly drawn by an Edinburgh artist and caricaturist, Benjamin Crombie. It is one of a series of cartoons on the disputes between the Church of Scotland and the government. The cartoon records one of the cases in which the congregations and presbyteries opposed the appointment of the minister by a patron. The greatest in a succession of splits to affect the Church of Scotland came on 18 May 1843, when around 470 ministers walked out of the General Assembly over the question of who should appoint ministers and the respective rights of Church and State."—website of National Museums of Scotland, 2021
Publication/Creation
Glasgow (49 Buchanan Street) : John Finlay : A. Lesage, [1843?]
Physical description
1 print : lithograph
Lettering
The intruder at Ellon. The intruder's return home. DD.
Creator/production credits
Bears monogram: DD
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36287i
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