Daniel O'Connell as a baker holds a cake inscribed "Irish tithes" and "Irish corporation" towards Lord Melbourne who loads an oven. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
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24 December 1836
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36630i
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view Daniel O'Connell as a baker holds a cake inscribed "Irish tithes" and "Irish corporation" towards Lord Melbourne who loads an oven. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

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Daniel O'Connell as a baker holds a cake inscribed "Irish tithes" and "Irish corporation" towards Lord Melbourne who loads an oven. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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In the background is William IV. Lord Melbourne responds "I think master, you'll find the oven rather hot for your cake yet"

Publication/Creation

London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 24 December 1836 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 29.6 x 23 cm + album.

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Nursey rhymes no. 3. Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, bake me a cake as fast as you can, pat it and prick it and mark it with t <tithes>, put it in the oven for Billy and me. HB Extensive dialogue within the print

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An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, p.313

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Wellcome Collection 36630i

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