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The cartoon pokes fun at the 1884 Republican presidential candidate James G. Blaine
by depicting him as the courtesan Phryne in Gerome’s painting. Blaine is covered in
tattoos illustrating his corrupt political dealings. Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York
Tribune, unveils Blaine to the stunned ancient Greek tribunal made up of prominent
19th-century Republicans.
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