Sujet

'Ahithophel in the dumps', 1830. Artist: Henry Heath

Légende

'Ahithophel in the dumps', 1830. The Duke of Wellington on a donkey with a saddle resembling a mayoral gown approaching a gallows. The donkey and gown relate to Sir John Key, Lord Mayor od London, who cancelled the Lord Mayor's Show in 1830, fearing riots against Wellington's unpopular government, which fell when Wellington lost a vote of no confidence in Parliament on 15th November.

Date

1830

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A99_033

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

20,8Mo (1,2Mo) / 27,9cm x 18,7cm / 3295 x 2211 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal England people male man men hat riding rider politics country body guy reading clothes British English ears dress mounted prime minister location century city of london Britain donkey ass concept punishment top hat cartoon politician gallows cancellation 19th century nineteenth century statesman Guildhall Library & Art Gallery TGN the body Tory Duke of Wellington etching caricature satire portrait John Wellington Duke of Wellesley Arthur Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington The Iron Duke Iron Duke Sir John Henry Heath Sir John Key Key John Key Heath Henry