Title

Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Voting in Britain. In the 1857 general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons. Only men who were landowners were allowed to vote. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A76_382

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NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,5Mb (4,1Mb) / 12,7in x 18,8in / 3815 x 5633 (300dpi)

Keywords

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