Title

'The Member for Huntingdon', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

Caption

'The Member for Huntingdon', 1897. Caricature of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) who was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire in 1628. He is depicted in the shape of a barrel, with a bulbous nose. From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1897

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D54_353

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,3Mb (2,4Mb) / 12,1in x 15,2in / 3620 x 4565 (300dpi)

Keywords

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