Keywords: Mitică - Hărdăŭ numit chined̦escu pentru Mărcuţa prea bun, se ciartă cu Muerescu pe halatul de nebun!, Ghimpele, 25 apr 1876.JPG B-II-m-A-18157 en Cartoon published in the Romanian liberal magazine Ghimpele mocking two political and literary adversaries maverick liberal Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu and conservative theorist Titu Maiorescu They are depicted here as inmates of the Mărcuţa Mental Asylum in Bucharest; Hasdeu is referred to as Hărdăŭ Bucket and chined̦escu lit Chinaman fig know-nothing Maiorescu as Muerescu Womanizer The legend reads Hărdăŭ numit chined̦escu pentru Mărcuţa prea bun se ciartă cu Muerescu pe halatul de nebun Born for resting at Mărcuţa the man they call China Bucket here fighting Womanizer over bedlam's one straitjacket Ghimpele 17/1876 available through the Bucharest City Library http //digitool dc bmms ro 8881/R/3YEN91RDQHN2LLAT98CMIIVH6GP3F19S45D2I6YYIM6AN3KQEN-00734 func search DacoRomanica archive Mitică 1876-04-25 Ghimpele 1876 in Bucharest 1876 cartoons 1870s political cartoons Caricatures of Titu Maiorescu Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu Mărcuța Monastery Bucharest Straitjackets PD-Art |