Sujet

Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Voting in Britain. In the 1857 general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons. Only men who were landowners were allowed to vote. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A76_382

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61,5Mo (4,1Mo) / 32,3cm x 47,7cm / 3815 x 5633 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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