Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/My Uncle Toby on his Hobby-horse

My Uncle Toby on his Hobby-horse

Original - In Laurence Sterne's novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, the characters' hobby-horses, or particular obsessions, are used for humourous intent. Here, Uncle Toby's obsession with the military leads to him and Trim - who gets caught up in Toby's enthusiasm - to begin acting out military actions and manner. Illustration by George Cruikshank.

Reason

Part of a series of Tristram Shandy illustrations - which I'm really tempted to nominate as a set, MER-C be damned - by a highly notable artist. Interesting, shows a notable aspect of the novel's humour, and useful in several articles. Tristram Shandy is usually considered one of the classic English humourous novels, and originated a lot of tropes, such as stream-of-consciousness narration.

Articles this image appears in

George Cruikshank, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Hobby horse, Hobby.

Creator

George Cruikshank

• Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 19:40, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support, but as above, there are A LOT of images in George Cruikshank. Spencer^{T♦Nominate!} 22:29, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 08:43, 2 May 2009 (UTC)