HOPKINS, LIVINGSTON (1846-1927)

"George Washingston's Headquarters" (c.1900)
ink on paper
11.5 x 11.5cm
signed lower centre
*likely published in "The Lone Hand"
*private collection, Sydney
 
Livingston York Yourtee "Hop" Hopkins was an American-born cartoonist who became a major figure in Australian cartooning during the period surrounding the Federation of Australia. He is best known for his work with The Bulletin. He is also notable for drawing one of the earliest newspaper comic strips, Professor Tigwissel's Burglar Alarm.