Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II (1895)
1m
Running Time
June 20, 1895Release Date

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II (1895)
1m
Running Time
June 20, 1895Release Date

Plot.
A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing a large profile caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The loss of the rest of the film has bequeathed us 6 seconds that are of Mechem standing next to the completed portrait and sadly, that is all there is. An early film made by Birt Acres for R.W. Paul. (see release information for further detail).
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art
drawing
19th century
stage performance
fragment
caricature
1890's
lightning sketch