Lord Durham, the Governor-General of the British provinces in North America, sits beside E. Ellice on a ship as Turton vomits over the side. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
- Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
- Date:
- 4 May 1838
- Reference:
- 36802i
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- HB sketches
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The rough voyage from Canada returning to England alludes to the rough treatment given to Durham for his disastrous handling of Canadian affairs in Parliament
Publication/Creation
London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 4 May 1838 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)
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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 23.3 x 35 cm + album.
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A black north-east-er and a heavy smell, on the Atlantic. A situation in which human titles and dignities do not appear to the best advantage. HB
Extensive dialogue within the print
References note
An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, pp. 377-378
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36802i
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