print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1868,0808.12062
- Title
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Object: The frogs and King Stork.
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Series: Political Sketches
- Description
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No. 731. A stork with a man's head standing at centre, in the character of King Stork (Sir Robert Peel), coming to reign over the frogs, about to devour a frog with a man's head, labelled with 'Chartism' (John Arthur Roebuck), holding two frogs under its feet, lettered with 'Landed interest' and 'Corn Law League', with an eye on a frog at right (Thomas Wakley), seated on a log in the water, on which a man's head and torso have been sketched, in the character of King Log (Lord Russell); frogs seated at left and right, some with men's heads, watching in anguish. 25 May 1842
Lithograph, printed in fawn and black inks
- Production date
- 1842
- Dimensions
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Height: 267 millimetres
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Width: 366 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For preliminary drawing see verso of 1882,1209.530
Text from 'An Illustrative Key to the Political Sketches of H.B.', London 1844:
The country having got tired of the Whig administration, which, personated by Lord John Russell as King Log, lies prostrate in the marsh, under the weight of Mr. Wakley's contempt, Sir Robert Peel succeeded to office; not, however, with the purpose of promoting the interests of any particular party, but rather as it seemed in spite of all parties, and with the bold design of making each yield something towards the general good of the community. With one foot he treads down the landed interest (who liked not his Corn Bill), and with the other he crushes the Anti-Corn-Law-League, while he swallows Chartism in the person of Mr. Roebuck, the Member for Bath, a fate which several other Radicals immediately behind him appear to be awaiting with very uncomfortable apprehensions.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Frogs Who Desired a King
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0808.12062
