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Sir Robert Cotton, 1586-1631 : history and politics in early modern England / by Kevin Sharpe.
Sharpe, Kevin (Kevin M.)Date: 1979
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Eugen Bircher : Arzt, Militär, Politiker ein Beitrag zur Zeitgeschichte / Daniel Heller ; mit einem Vorwort von Hans Senn.
Heller, Daniel.Date: 1990
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The Home Secretary Robert Lowe stands reading a manuscript. Colour lithograph by F. Betbeder, ca. 1873.
Faustin, 1847-Date: [1873?]Reference: 588780i
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Lord Melbourne sleeps on a chair set on a chest marked "treasury", the Duke of Wellington holds a pole inscribed "magnanimity", while Lord Brougham uses his pole inscribed "faction" as a lever. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: 19 November 1838Reference: 36808i
Part of: HB sketches
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Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare suffocating Mrs Docherty for sale to Dr. Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the Constitution of 1688 by Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
Heath, William, 1795-1840.Date: April 1829Reference: 12226i
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A decrepit Louis-Philippe is made ready for an enema by François Guizot; symbolising Guizot's domination of the French government towards the end of the July monarchy. Lithograph by J.E. Deshayes, c. 1848.
Deshayes, Jean-Eleazar, -1848.Date: c. 1848Reference: 16931i
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Nine men in a public bath; representing the Liberals' rejection of doubts about Home rule for Ireland. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1886.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 20 November 1886Reference: 13792i
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William Cobbett is joined by six drunkards who applaud his toast of "damnation to the House of Brunswick"; representing British parliamentary reform. Etching by J. Gillray, ca. 1809.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 29 September 1809Reference: 26481i
Part of: The life of William Cobbett, - written by himself
Archives and manuscripts
M0002288: Reproduction of a portrait in an oval frame of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, F.R.S.
Date: 02 September 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/19/76
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Sir Gerard Vaughan.
Date: [date of publication not identified]
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El doctor Robert, 1842-1902 : medicina i compromís polític / Santiago Izquierdo Ballester.
Izquierdo Ballester, Santiago, 1968-Date: 2002
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Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 24 May 1890Reference: 26065i
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King William IV dressed as a sailor dances in the centre of a semicircle of ministers who have black bodies and are partially draped. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1830.
Heath, William, 1795-1840.Date: 19 July 1830Reference: 608213i
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The Dutch minister Bergansius and Hendrik Pieter Tindal visit an influenza hospital populated with representations of the countries of Europe; Bergansius points to the Dutch representative, attempting to persuade the apocalyptic Tindal that all is indeed well. Reproduction of a lithograph by J. Braakensiek, 1889.
Braakensiek, Joh. (Johan Coenraad), 1858-1940.Date: 22 December 1889Reference: 17680i
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Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Aquatint after J. Gillray, 1806.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Reference: 12202i
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Oxford rebels : the life and friends of Nevil Story Maskelyne 1823-1911, pioneer Oxford scientist, photographer and politician / Vanda Morton.
Morton, Vanda.Date: 1987
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François Blanchet / Stéphane Castonguay, Camille Limoges.
Castonguay, Stéphane.Date: 2004-
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Hugh Williamson : physician, patriot, and founding father / George F. Sheldon.
Sheldon, George F.Date: 2010
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George Washington on his deathbed, 1799. Coloured engraving by J. Rodgers after Chapin, 1799.
Chapin, active 1799.Date: 1799Reference: 547602i
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Rudolf Virchow : der grosse Arzt und Politiker / Manfred Vasold.
Vasold, Manfred, 1943-Date: 1988
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Benjamin Franklin, politician / Francis Jennings.
Jennings, Francis, 1918-2000.Date: [1996], ©1996
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A group of politicians debate at a coroner's inquest whether Lord Melbourne's temporary resignation was equivalent to murder or to suicide. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: 1 May 1839Reference: 36942i
Part of: HB sketches
Archives and manuscripts
Online
M0003795: Portrait of Sir Arthur Stanley (1869-1947)
Date: 12 March 1934Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/31/55
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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A sick man in bed, offered a warming pan by his maid and advice by his physician; representing Lord John Russell being given a seat at Stroud by Melbourne after his defeat in South Devon, looking for support to the radical Daniel O'Connell. Lithograph, 1835.
Date: 1 June 1835Reference: 12243i
Part of: Monthly sheet of caricatures : or The looking glass
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Sadi Carnot, the president of France, lies in bed having his pulse taken. Lithograph by H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893.
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, 1864-1901.Date: 1893Reference: 16955i

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Sir Robert Cotton, 1586-1631 : history and politics in early modern England / by Kevin Sharpe.

Eugen Bircher : Arzt, Militär, Politiker ein Beitrag zur Zeitgeschichte / Daniel Heller ; mit einem Vorwort von Hans Senn.

The Home Secretary Robert Lowe stands reading a manuscript. Colour lithograph by F. Betbeder, ca. 1873.

Lord Melbourne sleeps on a chair set on a chest marked "treasury", the Duke of Wellington holds a pole inscribed "magnanimity", while Lord Brougham uses his pole inscribed "faction" as a lever. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare suffocating Mrs Docherty for sale to Dr. Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the Constitution of 1688 by Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.

A decrepit Louis-Philippe is made ready for an enema by François Guizot; symbolising Guizot's domination of the French government towards the end of the July monarchy. Lithograph by J.E. Deshayes, c. 1848.

Nine men in a public bath; representing the Liberals' rejection of doubts about Home rule for Ireland. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1886.

William Cobbett is joined by six drunkards who applaud his toast of "damnation to the House of Brunswick"; representing British parliamentary reform. Etching by J. Gillray, ca. 1809.

M0002288: Reproduction of a portrait in an oval frame of John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, F.R.S.

Sir Gerard Vaughan.

El doctor Robert, 1842-1902 : medicina i compromís polític / Santiago Izquierdo Ballester.

Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.

King William IV dressed as a sailor dances in the centre of a semicircle of ministers who have black bodies and are partially draped. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1830.

Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Aquatint after J. Gillray, 1806.

Oxford rebels : the life and friends of Nevil Story Maskelyne 1823-1911, pioneer Oxford scientist, photographer and politician / Vanda Morton.

François Blanchet / Stéphane Castonguay, Camille Limoges.

Hugh Williamson : physician, patriot, and founding father / George F. Sheldon.

George Washington on his deathbed, 1799. Coloured engraving by J. Rodgers after Chapin, 1799.

Rudolf Virchow : der grosse Arzt und Politiker / Manfred Vasold.

Benjamin Franklin, politician / Francis Jennings.

A group of politicians debate at a coroner's inquest whether Lord Melbourne's temporary resignation was equivalent to murder or to suicide. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

M0003795: Portrait of Sir Arthur Stanley (1869-1947)

A sick man in bed, offered a warming pan by his maid and advice by his physician; representing Lord John Russell being given a seat at Stroud by Melbourne after his defeat in South Devon, looking for support to the radical Daniel O'Connell. Lithograph, 1835.

Sadi Carnot, the president of France, lies in bed having his pulse taken. Lithograph by H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893.