Genre:

Illustration, Drollery; News-Commentary, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Animal Behaviour, Zoology, Controversy, Photography, Commerce

    The initial letter is made from an illustration showing a gorilla dressed in the costume of a peasant (possibly an Irishman), entering a door marked 'GRAY VISITORS', a reference to John E Gray. The text acknowledges that 'the Gorilla Portrait Sell is not a bad one', but thinks what is neater is 'one of Mr. Punch's young men', who, on being offered a copy of the portrait, replied, '"Nos etiam in Arcadiâ"—"I too have been in the Lowther Arcade"' (where gorilla portraits were sold).