A fat complacent Briton sits on a stool while a Zulu man writes "Despise not your enemy" on a blackboard. Wood engraving by Swain after J. Tenniel, 1879.

  • Tenniel, John, 1820-1914.
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[1879]
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32995i
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In the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, a British force had been defeated by the Zulu army

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[London], [1879]

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1 print : wood engraving

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A lesson. Despise not your enemy. Swain sc. JT

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Wellcome Collection 32995i

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