drawing; print study

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Object Type: drawing; print study
Museum number: 1882,1209.412
Description: A parliamentary group, study for a satirical print in the series 'Political Sketches', published by Thomas McLean, 1821-1851; part of the ministerial front bench in the Lords, with Grey on the extreme l, resting his head on his hand, the others abandoning themselves to sleep, being Lansdowne, Richmond, Melbourne, Goderich and Holland. 1832 Pen and brown ink and graphite Verso: Important petition, and other sketches including two dancers; Brougham sits at the Table at the House of Lords between the Duke of Sussex and Wellington, while Lord Holland stands by, holding out a print, the scene inscribed with speech. 1832 Pen and brown ink and graphite
Producer name: Drawn by: John Doyle (HB)
School/style: British
Production date: 1837
Materials: paper
Technique: drawn
Dimensions: Height: 245 millimetres; Width: 380 millimetres
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Curator's comments: Study for Political Sketch No 212, BM Sat. 17185. Verso: Study for Political Sketch No 218, BM Sat. 17222.
Bibliographic references: Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain (71)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire; politics
Associated names: Portrait of: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; Portrait of: Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; Portrait of: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Portrait of: Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne; Portrait of: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne; Portrait of: Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon; Portrait of: Henry Richard Fox Vassall, 3rd Baron Holland; Portrait of: Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox; Portrait of: Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; Associated with: Thomas McLean
Acquisition name: Purchased from: James Edmund Doyle
Acquisition date: 1882
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1882,1209.412

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