Sujet
'Cobden's Logic', 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
Légende
'Cobden's Logic', 1863. Cobden, MP for Manchester, made a speech in neighbouring Rochdale in which, on the one hand he condemned the British proletariat for their illiteracy, yet, on the other hand, advocated that the masses should be enfranchised. Punch, of course, never slow to pick these things up, made the most of this ambiguity by depicting John Bright, a firm supporter of parliamentary reform, supporting Cobden who is telling the local representative of what is surely the lumpenproletariat, that he should have the right to vote. Obviously, this representative of the illiterate masses, and by extension, the working class generally, would have no idea of what he would be voting for. From Punch, or the London Charivari, December 5, 1863.
Date
1863
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector
Notre référence
HRM19A89_168
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,7Mo (4,3Mo) / 30,9cm x 43,5cm / 3653 x 5142 (300dpi)