Lord Durham, surrounded by schoolboy politicians, is victimised in a game and jostled by Lord Melbourne. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
- Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
- Date:
- 31 December 1838
- Reference:
- 36853i
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- HB sketches
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"You're none of my child" refers to the phrase made during the game. Durham's only friend is Sir William Molesworth. Also joining in the persecution is the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel and Lords Lyndhurst, Monteagle, Glenelg, Duncannon and Howick. Few attempts were made by the government to defend Lord Durham's acts in Canada
Publication/Creation
London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 31 December 1838 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 23.9 x 31.3 cm + album.
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Another peep into the play ground- "you're none of my child". HB
Extensive dialogue within the print
References note
An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, pp.401-402
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36853i
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