Free trade represented as a woman: the left half is a skeleton being cursed by unemployed and starving British workers; the right half is a beautiful young woman who is giving gold to importers of foreign goods. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 21 November 1886.

  • Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.
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21 November 1885
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565092i
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Free trade represented as a woman: the left half is a skeleton being cursed by unemployed and starving British workers; the right half is a beautiful young woman who is giving gold to importers of foreign goods. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 21 November 1886. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The depressed British industries on the left, suffering from free trade, include "Nail works closed", "Glass works closed", "A mine to let", "Agriculture". The foreign imports on the right, being offered by national personifications, include "American watches clock[s]", "Sweedish doors", "Belgian tiles", "Sugar", "French glass, clocks, hardware, furniture &c. &c. &c.", "Namur cutlery", "Russian corn", "German goods cheap & nasty"

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[London] : [The Publishing Company], 21 November 1885.

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 30.8 x 47.5 cm

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One sided free trade. St. Stephen's Review presentation cartoon, Nov.r 21st 1885. Tom Merry del. et lith.

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Wellcome Collection 565092i

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