print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1868,0808.9422
Title: Object: A memento of the great public question of reform.
Description: Allegorical composition; the lower half of the design showing the enraged British lion, in the clouds, shooting lightning bolts of 'Reform' from its paws towards the fleeing Tories Cumberland, Wellington, Eldon, Wetherell and Croker, who retreat to left; at right, Fame, winged and with trumpet, reaches down to crown William IV with laurels; he is flanked by figures of 'Reform' and Britannia, who spears the snake-dragon 'Rotten boroughs'; above in the clouds are the benevolent half-length portraits of William IV, the Duke of Sussex, Lord John Russell, Grey, Althorp (John Charles Spencer), Brougham, Lansdowne, Holland, Sir Francis Burdett, O'Connell, Hume and Stanley, gathered in front of a laurelled flag inscribed 'Reform'. 15 April 1832 Etching and aquatint
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Production date: 1832
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Technique: etching; aquatint
Dimensions: Height: 244 millimetres; Width: 177 millimetres
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Location: Not on display
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Associated names: Representation of: William IV, King of the United Kingdom; Representation of: Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; Representation of: Lord John Russell (later John Russell, 1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell); Representation of: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; Representation of: John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer; Representation of: Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; Representation of: Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne; Representation of: Henry Richard Fox Vassall, 3rd Baron Holland; Representation of: Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet; Representation of: Daniel O'Connell; Representation of: Joseph Hume; Representation of: Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby; Representation of: Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover; Representation of: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Representation of: John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; Representation of: Sir Charles Wetherell; Representation of: John Wilson Croker; Associated with: Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; Associated with: Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet; Associated with: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; Associated with: Lord John Russell (later John Russell, 1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell)
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Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0808.9422

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