The funeral procession of the rump, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist, engraving 1819, a satire on the defeat of Hobhouse by Lamb at the Westminster Election. The Rump, or remnant of Reformers, is represented by the hind-quarters of a cart-horse, with its hoofs in the air, carried on a knacker's cart, the front of which is formed by a guillotine. The procession is headed by Mister John Ketch, Esqr, the hangman.
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The funeral procession of the rump, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist, engraving 1819, a satire on the defeat of Hobhouse by Lamb at the Westminster Election. The Rump, or remnant of Reformers, is represented by the hind-quarters of a cart-horse, with its hoofs in the air, carried on a knacker's cart, the front of which is formed by a guillotine. The procession is headed by Mister John Ketch, Esqr, the hangman.

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1819

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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