Edward Stanley, the Irish secretary kneels at a low altar which supports a large scroll on which he writes and is held up by a capering devil. Lithograph by R. Seymour, 1832.

The devil prances over sheaves of 'salted corn', beside which lie dead pigs

On the unpopular policy of tithe collection in Ireland which led to peasant revolts and farmers to the 'salting' or poisoning of their hay and corn-stacks

London (26 Haymarket) : Thos. McLean, 1 Oct 1832.

1 print : lithograph ; sheet 35.3 x 25.5 cm

The price of Irish tithes!!! Lettering within print: 'Wipe your sword...a good bargain'. The memo that Stanley writes reads: 'To sundry...pigs and potatoes signed Stanl...'

With: Wellcome library catalogue, nos. 608219i, 608220i, 608222i (on same side), 608228i (on verso)

Wellcome Collection 608215i