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British politicians gambling at Ascot. Lithograph by Tom Merry, 14 June 1884.

Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Date: 14 June 1884

British politicians at the Derby at Epsom. Lithograph by Tom Merry,31 May 1884.

Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Date: 31 May 1884

Politicians of the Parti National with stomach disorders and haemorrhoids. Wood engraving by Pépin (E. Guillaumin), 1889.

Date: 7 April 1889

John Bull being examined by eight doctors representing politicians, who diagnose his illness as cholera. Lithograph, ca. 1832.

Date: [1831/1832]

Moses parting the Red Sea: British politicians depicted drowning in the sea. Lithograph by Tom Merry, 5 December 1885.

Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Date: 5 December 1885

Lord Rosebery and two other politicians represented as caterpillars; trees in the background. Drawing by A.S. Boyd, ca. 1902.

Boyd, A. S. 1854-1930.

Date: [1902?]

Gladstone and three other politicians involved in Irish politics as Christmas drinking companions. Lithograph by Tom Merry, 24 December 1887.

Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Date: 24 December 1887

A menagerie of animals with the heads of politicians. Coloured etching by "Aqua Fortis" after W.H. Brooke after "Satirist", 1812.

Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860.

Date: [1 December 1812]

A man with influenza, taken in hand by a doctor, surrounded by dancing politicians. Wood engraving by Pépin (E. Guillaumin), 1889.

Date: 12 January 1890

Daniel O'Connell drives a coach containing cheering schoolboy politicians that departs from the "Victoria Establishment". Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1840.

Doyle, John, 1797-1868.

Date: 11 August 1840

John Bull as a patient, in disarray, reclines on a sofa and receives medical treatment from politicians. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1813.

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.

Date: 1 December 1813

Lord Durham, surrounded by schoolboy politicians, is victimised in a game and jostled by Lord Melbourne. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

Doyle, John, 1797-1868.

Date: 31 December 1838

The ministry of Spencer Perceval defending their government, represented as a citadel, against attack by Opposition politicians. Coloured etching by S. De Wilde, 1811.

De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832.

Date: 1 March 1811

Queen Victoria, seated in an armchair by an open fire; heads of various British politicians above her. Lithograph by Tom Merry, 11 June 1887.

Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Date: 11 June 1887

British politicians playing cricket: Parnell, batting with a bat marked "treason" is bowled by The times newspaper. Lithograph by Tom Merry, 14 May 1887.

Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Date: 14 May 1887

The James M. Patton Leper Village, Chiengmai Leper Asylum, Thailand: Thai royalty and politicians stand at the entrance with asylum doctors; patients are seated. Photograph, 1921.

Date: 1921

A large group of British inventors, politicians and military men: a key to the identities of the sitters. Engraving by C.G. Lewis, 1863, after T.J. Barker.

Barker, Thomas Jones, 1813-1882.

Date: 10 August 1863

A woman being stabbed while the blood pouring from her wounds is drunk by a group of men; representing Britannia's resources being drained by politicians. Engraving, 1768.

Date: [10 May 1768]

A wig-seller dressing a wig on a stand in his shop; the stands all bear the heads of whig politicians. Wood engraving by W.C.W after R. Seymour.

Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.

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

A naked woman representing Truth is defended by Lord Holland against attack by politicians abusing a government privilege in libel cases. Coloured etching by Samuel De Wilde, 1811.

De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832.

Date: 1 April 1811

Portrait, Sir John Sinclair, politician & writer

H Macbeth Raeburn

Portrait, Sir John Sinclair, politician & writer

William Bromley

Lord Brougham dressed as Jaffier addresses a group of radical politicians including Roebuck, Whittle Harvey, Sir William Molesworth, Charles Buller and Joseph Hume. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

Doyle, John, 1797-1868.

Date: 10 January 1838

Victorian politicians sympathetic to Irish Home Rule in the guise of Guy Fawkes and his conspirators breaking into the undercroft of the House of Lords. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1887.

Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Date: Oct.r 29th 1887 [29 October 1887]

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