A hot-air balloon with the visage of Daniel O'Connell carrying a basket of conservative ministers. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
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22 October 1836
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36543i
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A hot-air balloon with the visage of Daniel O'Connell carrying a basket of conservative ministers. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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An allusion to the governmental assistance of Daniel O'Connell and the Irish members of parliament to the slim conservative majority

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London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 22 October 1836 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 32.8 x 24.2 cm + album.

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Descent of the great balloon Extensive dialogue within the print

References note

An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, p.308

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Wellcome Collection 36543i

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