Lord Melbourne reads Sir John Campbell's letter of resignation to members of his cabinet. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
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30 January 1836
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36397i
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Lord Melbourne reads Sir John Campbell's letter of resignation to members of his cabinet. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Around the table sit Thomas Spring-Rice, first Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866), Edward Ellice, Lord Duncannon, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell and Lord Glenelg

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London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 30 January 1836 (70 Saint Martins Lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 23.6 x 34.4 cm + album.

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"A scene of confusion" supposed to have taken place in Downing Street, about the ... of Jan<uar>y 1836. HB Extensive dialogue within the print An illustrative key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, p.284

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Wellcome Collection 36397i

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