Pen and ink illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows 'The Petitioners in a few undefended divorce cases'. The illustration features a series of head and shoulder images of the petitioners, each of them annotated with the individual's name.
The illustration is not dated or signed but annotation on the rear indicates that it was drawn by the artist F.V.Poole.
This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.
