In a room with red boxes and bundles of papers, the Duke of Wellington is busily working as more are carried in. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
Date:
27 July 1843
Reference:
37165i
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Description

Members of the anti-corn law league applied to meet the Duke of Wellington, who declined. Here he is shown surrounded by a variety of public matters, positions and affairs that he was involved in

Publication/Creation

[London] (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 27 July 1843 ([London] : A. Ducôte's General Lith[ographi]c Estab[lishmen]t)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 25.2 x 32.8 cm + album.

Lettering

A duti-ful subject or "the man wot never interferes in any business over which he has no control" Extensive dialogue within the print. The Duke of Wellington exclaims: "confound those red boxes"

References note

An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., from no. 601, to no. 800, London 1844, pp.177-178

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37165i

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