Sujet
Will He Clear It?, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Légende
Will He Clear It?, 1873. The horse being ridden by Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, approaches the stone wall entitled Irish Education. He has already cleared similar walls entitled Irish Land, and Irish Church. Irish affairs had certainly occupied much of Gladstone's time in office but this particular cartoon relates to Gladstone's attempts to push through his Irish University Bill. This was intended to remove religious discrimination from education, but was thoroughly opposed by the various religious factions, particularly by Irish Catholics. Gladstone's subsequent defeat by three votes is reflected in a similar cartoon entitled 'Come a Cropper'. From Punch, or the London Charivari, February 15, 1873.
Date
1873
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector
Notre référence
HRM19A90_004
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,7Mo (3,9Mo) / 48,3cm x 27,9cm / 5700 x 3293 (300dpi)