Cartoon lampooning George Reid's attempt to become PM, c1904

This ink-and-wash cartoon presents an interpretation of the attempts of (Sir) George Reid to gain office as the fourth prime minister of Australia. Reid is depicted climbing two ladders, one labelled ‘YES’, the other ‘NO’. A label on the solid stone wall reads ‘OFFICE’. He is represented as obese and the ladders as decrepit, the rungs on which Reid is standing sagging under his weight. He is wearing a top hat and waistcoat, and his sleeves are rolled up. The cartoon is signed ‘BD’ and measures 33.2 cm x 27.7 cm.