Sujet
'The Cat that Killed the Rat', 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Légende
'The Cat that Killed the Rat', 1880. Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, is the cat catching the malt mouse in this cartoon. This relates to a Supplementary Budget introduced by Gladstone following his election victory over the Conservative Party earlier in the year. Mr Gladstone also held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer. Amongst other proposals was one that the Malt Tax should be abolished and replaced with a Beer Duty. In addition, Income Tax was increased by a penny. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 26, 1880.
Date
1880
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector
Notre référence
HRM19A90_142
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,8Mo (4,0Mo) / 41,2cm x 32,8cm / 4863 x 3870 (300dpi)