The Duke of Wellington and his ministers recoil in horror from the shrouded ghost of George Canning who points to the catholic bill on the table. Lithograph 1829.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
Date:
Nov 1829
Reference:
651165i
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Description

Canning sought vengeance for the desertion of Tories including Wellington over the catholic question

Publication/Creation

London (26 Haymarket) : T. Mclean, Nov 1829.

Physical description

1 print : lithograph ; image and border 26.4 x 32.7 cm

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Lettering

The apparition. A cabinet picture from the Downing St collection. Signed HB (pseudonym for John Doyle) on left

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, Vol XI, London 1954, no. 15706

Reference

Wellcome Collection 651165i

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