Lord Durham plays the organ and J.A. Roebuck pumps the bellows while Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne listen. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
Date:
29 January 1839
Reference:
36867i
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HB sketches
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Description

Lord Brougham lurks behind the organ. It was thought that Lord Durham would vent his frustration in Parliament after his fall as Governor-General of Canada

Publication/Creation

London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 29 January 1839 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 24 x 32.8 cm + album.

Lettering

The dis-organist. HB Extensive dialogue within the print

References note

An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, pp.405-406

Reference

Wellcome Collection 36867i

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