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The Funeral of Mr. Gladstone: the room in which Mr. Gladstone died, 1898. Creator: George Watmough Webster & Son.

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The Funeral of Mr. Gladstone: the room in which Mr. Gladstone died [in Hawarden Castle], 1898. '...dressing-room converted into a bed-room....in which Mr. Gladstone died: showing everything as it appeared on that occasion. During the past week the eyes of the world have more than ever been turned to Hawarden, where the last offices for the deceased statesman were in progress...The public honour voted, and her Majesty's gracious assent to the same having been signified, it was with genuine satisfaction that the nation learnt the decision of Mr. Gladstone's family to accept a public funeral'. British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone died on 19 May 1898. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A16_017

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16.1Mo (1.5Mo) / 22.7cm x 17.8cm / 2684 x 2097 (300dpi)

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