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Peel about to force-feed a large tablet to John Bull in an apothecaries shop; representing England at the hands of the politicians. Lithograph by H. Heath.
Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850.Date: 1840Reference: 12249i
Part of: Political Sketches
Archives and manuscripts
M0002296: Reproduction of a portrait engraving of Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810-1895) F.R.S., British East India Company army officer, politician and Orientalist
Date: 02 September 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/19/84
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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A pair of eyes belonging to a senator. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: 1794?Reference: 30709i
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A humorous comparison between the obese Daniel Lambert and Charles James Fox, the politician. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: 7 April 1806Reference: 854i
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Lord Goderich shaving, and Lord Howick shoeing, a group of slaves: referring to the abolitionists. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1832.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: 28th June 1832Reference: 12238i
Part of: HB Sketches
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An ape wearing motley clothing of different professions (bishop, soldier, businessman etc.), but incompetent in all of them; representing failings of politicians of the generation after William Pitt the Elder (?). Engraving by T. Rowlandson after E.S. Barrett, 1807.
Barrett, Eaton Stannard, 1786-1820.Date: April 18 1807Reference: 588933i
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John Bull presented as the Chinese labourer Hoo Loo surrounded by surgeons discussing the removal of his tumor; referring to British political reform. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: 2 May 1831Reference: 12234i
Part of: HB Sketches
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Goodwin Wharton / J. Kent Clark.
Clark, J. Kent.Date: 1984
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The rulers of Europe as doctors prescribing remedies for Empress Maria Theresa. Etching and letterpress, 1742.
Date: 1742Reference: 17526i
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Philibert Orry. Engraving by B. Lepicié after H. Rigaud, 1737.
Rigaud, Hyacinthe, 1659-1743.Date: 1737Reference: 485307i
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John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.
De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832.Date: Published for the Satirist July 1st. 1809Reference: 12204i
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The inordinately strange life of Dyce Sombre : Victorian Anglo-Indian MP and 'chancery lunatic' / Michael H. Fisher.
Fisher, Michael Herbert, 1950-Date: 2010
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Politicians in the smoking room of the House of Commons; representing the second reading on 24 October of the New Bill for the Representantion of the People of the United Kingdom? Chromolithograph by G. Pipeshank, 1884.
Wallace, John, 1841-1903.Date: 1884Reference: 13791i
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The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz.
Date: [c. 1860]Reference: 28169i
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A politician out canvassing curses himself for climbing six floors to the room of an impoverished mother and her young offspring, none of whom are electorally valuable. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, c. 1901.
Dorville, Noël, 1874-1938.Reference: 17019i
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The wedding of Lady Lucy Stanhope to Thomas Taylor, a surgeon-apothecary: the bride is given away by her father Earl Stanhope, while Fox and Sheridan officiate. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 4 March 1796Reference: 12183i
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Swearing to the cutting monster - or a scene in Bow Street.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 20 May 1790Reference: 12176i
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Henry Brougham wearing wig and gown and holding spectacles in his hand at his desk with papers for 'Reform'. Aquatint silhouette by J. Bruce.
Bruce, J. (John), active 1830.Reference: 16170i
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A patient refusing the prescriptions of opposing doctors; referring to Russell's refusal to take any further part in electoral reform. Coloured lithograph by John Doyle, 1837.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: 12 December 1837Reference: 12248i
Part of: HB Sketches
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Doc : memories from a life in public service / Otis R. Bowen ; with William Du Bois, Jr.
Bowen, Otis R.Date: [2000], ©2000
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King George IV and entourage laden with provisions, about to embark from Brighton in the Royal Yacht; representing the extravagant monarch's distressed retreat from England at the time of the Queen's trial. Coloured etching by R. Cruikshank, 1820.
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856.Date: September 1820Reference: 12215i
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A man sells effigies of lambs with the heads of politicians on the corner of Lambeth Street with a paper labelled 'damages 10,000 pounds' in his back pocket. Lithograph.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 643114i
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Sheridan presented as Francisco Pizarro presented as a physician; representing his loyalty to the British Crown against the Franch Revolution and Bonaparte. Coloured aquatint, 1799.
Date: 8 July 1799Reference: 12190i
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Mellon : an American life / David Cannadine.
Cannadine, David, 1950-Date: 2006
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Neville Howse : Australia's first Victoria Cross winner / Michael B. Tyquin.
Tyquin, Michael B. (Michael Bernard), 1952-Date: 1999

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Peel about to force-feed a large tablet to John Bull in an apothecaries shop; representing England at the hands of the politicians. Lithograph by H. Heath.

M0002296: Reproduction of a portrait engraving of Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810-1895) F.R.S., British East India Company army officer, politician and Orientalist

A pair of eyes belonging to a senator. Drawing, c. 1794.

A humorous comparison between the obese Daniel Lambert and Charles James Fox, the politician. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806.

Lord Goderich shaving, and Lord Howick shoeing, a group of slaves: referring to the abolitionists. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1832.

An ape wearing motley clothing of different professions (bishop, soldier, businessman etc.), but incompetent in all of them; representing failings of politicians of the generation after William Pitt the Elder (?). Engraving by T. Rowlandson after E.S. Barrett, 1807.

John Bull presented as the Chinese labourer Hoo Loo surrounded by surgeons discussing the removal of his tumor; referring to British political reform. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.

Goodwin Wharton / J. Kent Clark.

The rulers of Europe as doctors prescribing remedies for Empress Maria Theresa. Etching and letterpress, 1742.

Philibert Orry. Engraving by B. Lepicié after H. Rigaud, 1737.

John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.

The inordinately strange life of Dyce Sombre : Victorian Anglo-Indian MP and 'chancery lunatic' / Michael H. Fisher.

Politicians in the smoking room of the House of Commons; representing the second reading on 24 October of the New Bill for the Representantion of the People of the United Kingdom? Chromolithograph by G. Pipeshank, 1884.

The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz.

A politician out canvassing curses himself for climbing six floors to the room of an impoverished mother and her young offspring, none of whom are electorally valuable. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, c. 1901.

The wedding of Lady Lucy Stanhope to Thomas Taylor, a surgeon-apothecary: the bride is given away by her father Earl Stanhope, while Fox and Sheridan officiate. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.

Swearing to the cutting monster - or a scene in Bow Street.

Henry Brougham wearing wig and gown and holding spectacles in his hand at his desk with papers for 'Reform'. Aquatint silhouette by J. Bruce.

A patient refusing the prescriptions of opposing doctors; referring to Russell's refusal to take any further part in electoral reform. Coloured lithograph by John Doyle, 1837.

Doc : memories from a life in public service / Otis R. Bowen ; with William Du Bois, Jr.

King George IV and entourage laden with provisions, about to embark from Brighton in the Royal Yacht; representing the extravagant monarch's distressed retreat from England at the time of the Queen's trial. Coloured etching by R. Cruikshank, 1820.

A man sells effigies of lambs with the heads of politicians on the corner of Lambeth Street with a paper labelled 'damages 10,000 pounds' in his back pocket. Lithograph.

Sheridan presented as Francisco Pizarro presented as a physician; representing his loyalty to the British Crown against the Franch Revolution and Bonaparte. Coloured aquatint, 1799.

Mellon : an American life / David Cannadine.

Neville Howse : Australia's first Victoria Cross winner / Michael B. Tyquin.