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  • view Behind a high wall is the bewigged figure of Lord Cottenham, below on his back, as if having fallen, is Lord Brougham. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
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    Behind a high wall is the bewigged figure of Lord Cottenham, below on his back, as if having fallen, is Lord Brougham. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 27 December 1836 | Reference: 36632i
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  • view A group of politicians debate at a coroner's inquest whether Lord Melbourne's temporary resignation was equivalent to murder or to suicide. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
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    A group of politicians debate at a coroner's inquest whether Lord Melbourne's temporary resignation was equivalent to murder or to suicide. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 1 May 1839 | Reference: 36942i
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  • view Daniel O'Connell transmuted into the form of Satan stands arms aloft with Shiel behind him. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
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    Daniel O'Connell transmuted into the form of Satan stands arms aloft with Shiel behind him. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 1 December 1836 | Reference: 36625i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Lord Brougham shears a mock sheep with the head of Lord Melbourne, and Sir William Molesworth combs Lord Glenelg. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
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    Lord Brougham shears a mock sheep with the head of Lord Melbourne, and Sir William Molesworth combs Lord Glenelg. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 3 April 1838 | Reference: 36799i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Lord Brougham, a bully, picks on Lord Melbourne while a girl in a bonnet summons an elderly woman with the face of the Duke of Wellington. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
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    Lord Brougham, a bully, picks on Lord Melbourne while a girl in a bonnet summons an elderly woman with the face of the Duke of Wellington. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 7 March 1838 | Reference: 36705i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view The Lord Mayor and officers of the Irish corporations are hustled through a door by conservatives Sir Robert Peel, Sir Henry Hardinge and Lord Stanley among others. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
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    The Lord Mayor and officers of the Irish corporations are hustled through a door by conservatives Sir Robert Peel, Sir Henry Hardinge and Lord Stanley among others. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 25 March 1836 | Reference: 36534i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Liberal and radical politicians as ballad singers (Thomas Wakley, Charles Buller, D. W. Harvey, Joseph Hume, Lord Brougham and J.A. Roebuck) sing a song sympathetic to Canadian rebels below the window of John Bull, who proposes to drench them with the contents of the house pail. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
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    Liberal and radical politicians as ballad singers (Thomas Wakley, Charles Buller, D. W. Harvey, Joseph Hume, Lord Brougham and J.A. Roebuck) sing a song sympathetic to Canadian rebels below the window of John Bull, who proposes to drench them with the contents of the house pail. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 10 January 1838 | Reference: 36696i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view A doctor and nurse prescribing new medicines for their patient; representing Britain under a new government. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1842.
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    A doctor and nurse prescribing new medicines for their patient; representing Britain under a new government. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1842.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 23 April 1842 | Reference: 13437i
    Part of: HB Sketches
  • view Daniel O'Connell plays chess with Lord Melbourne while Britannia watches. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1837.
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    Daniel O'Connell plays chess with Lord Melbourne while Britannia watches. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1837.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 29 September 1837 | Reference: 36693i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Dressed as a beadle Joseph Hume kicks over a basket containing oranges, the wares of the Duke of Cumberland who is dressed as a female street seller. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
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    Dressed as a beadle Joseph Hume kicks over a basket containing oranges, the wares of the Duke of Cumberland who is dressed as a female street seller. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 1836 | Reference: 36398i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view "The Artful Dodger" the Marquess of Normanby, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, introduces "Oliver" Lord Morpeth, Irish Secretary, to "Fagin" Daniel O'Connell. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
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    "The Artful Dodger" the Marquess of Normanby, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, introduces "Oliver" Lord Morpeth, Irish Secretary, to "Fagin" Daniel O'Connell. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 25 February 1839 | Reference: 36871i
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    A theatrical leave-taking as Daniel O'Connell embraces the Marquess of Normanby and Morgan O'Connell embraces Lord Morpeth. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 26 March 1839 | Reference: 36869i
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    The Duke of Gloucester walks with the Duke of Cumberland who takes his left arm as they discuss politics. Lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1831.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: March 25 1831 | Reference: 651323i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Lord Melbourne and the Marquess of Normanby prepare to shoot two pheasants with the heads of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, with Windsor Castle in the background. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1840.
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    Lord Melbourne and the Marquess of Normanby prepare to shoot two pheasants with the heads of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, with Windsor Castle in the background. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1840.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 14 September 1840 | Reference: 37070i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Lord Goderich shaving, and Lord Howick shoeing, a group of slaves: referring to the abolitionists. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1832.
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    Lord Goderich shaving, and Lord Howick shoeing, a group of slaves: referring to the abolitionists. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1832.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 28th June 1832 | Reference: 12238i
    Part of: HB Sketches
  • 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.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 24 December 1836 | Reference: 36630i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Lord Durham and Lord Brougham jousting, Durham about to be unseated. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
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    Lord Durham and Lord Brougham jousting, Durham about to be unseated. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 12 February 1839 | Reference: 36870i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view John Bull presented as the Chinese labourer Hoo Loo surrounded by surgeons discussing the removal of his tumor; referring to British political reform. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.
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    John Bull presented as the Chinese labourer Hoo Loo surrounded by surgeons discussing the removal of his tumor; referring to British political reform. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 2 May 1831 | Reference: 12234i
    Part of: HB Sketches
  • view The antique statue of Laocoön: Lord Melbourne as Laocoön, Lord John Russell and Thomas Spring-Rice as the two sons, entwined by two serpents with the faces of Lords Brougham and Lyndhurst. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
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    The antique statue of Laocoön: Lord Melbourne as Laocoön, Lord John Russell and Thomas Spring-Rice as the two sons, entwined by two serpents with the faces of Lords Brougham and Lyndhurst. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 10th [month not identified] 1838 | Reference: 36798i
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    A procession of carriages carrying King William IV and the Queen and pedestrians headed by a beefeater. Lithograph by John Doyle, 1831.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: Sept 7 1831 | Reference: 651612i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view The Marquess of Londonderry (Earl Vane) as a weather-vane; the north and south poles have been replaced by "radicalism" and "Toryism". Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.
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    The Marquess of Londonderry (Earl Vane) as a weather-vane; the north and south poles have been replaced by "radicalism" and "Toryism". Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 10 August 1843 | Reference: 37227i
    Part of: HB sketches
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    Lord Palmerston addresses the jockey John Day at a race as Lord Miltown sits in a carriage. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1841.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 20 October 1841 | Reference: 37119i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Daniel O'Connell receives a bear-hug from a bear with the head of Colonel Bruen. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
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    Daniel O'Connell receives a bear-hug from a bear with the head of Colonel Bruen. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 21 March 1836 | Reference: 36399i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Lord John Russell cuts a plaster while the Marquess of Normanby sits in a chair with an ill countenance, Daniel O'Connell nursing his head. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
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    Lord John Russell cuts a plaster while the Marquess of Normanby sits in a chair with an ill countenance, Daniel O'Connell nursing his head. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 1 May 1839 | Reference: 36875i
    Part of: HB sketches
  • view Marquess of Londonderry, Sir Roger Gresley and Daniel O'Connell attempt to sell newspapers to John Bull, Sauney and Paddy, passengers on a coach. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
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    Marquess of Londonderry, Sir Roger Gresley and Daniel O'Connell attempt to sell newspapers to John Bull, Sauney and Paddy, passengers on a coach. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: 26 July 1836 | Reference: 36541i
    Part of: HB sketches
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