JOHN WILSON BENGOUGH "THE MINSTERIAL MARK TAPLEYS

LITHOGRAPHIC PRINT ON PAPER ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE SATIRICAL MAGAZINE "GRIP" FOLLOWING THE FALLOUT OF THE PACIFIC SCANDAL IN 1873, THIS PRINT DEPICTS FIRST PRIME MINISTER JOHN A. MACDONALD TAKING LARGE CAMPAIGN BRIBES FROM HUGH ALLEN IN EXCHANGE FOR THE CONTRACT TO BUILD THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. MEASURES APPROX. 7.5 X 9.5" 13 X 15" IN FRAME