Title

'A game of Political Shuttlecock', 1831. Creator: John Doyle.

Caption

'A game of Political Shuttlecock', 1831. Prime Minister Charles Grey: 'Keep it up B[rougham] _ I'd never be able to play the Game without you'. Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (the shuttlecock): 'What an agreeable sensation!'. Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham: 'I never played with a Shuttlecock that bears such hard hitting as this'. Satirical cartoon on British politics by 'H.B.' (John Doyle). [Thomas McLean, London, 1831]

Date

1831

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F27_111

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,5Mb (2,3Mb) / 16,0in x 11,5in / 4800 x 3459 (300dpi)

Keywords

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