C.S. Parnell riding a horse called "Home Rule" crashes into the window of a drapery shop in which Queen Victoria is buying textiles. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 2 February 1884.

  • Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.
Date:
2 February 1884
Reference:
565104i
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Description

Four staff members of the shop are shown on the left: (back row) W.E. Gladstone and Earl Granville; (front row) the Marquis of Hartington and William Vernon Harcourt. Centre, Joseph Chamberlain holds a paper lettered "County franchise"

Publication/Creation

London : [The Publishing Company] ([London] : Judd & Co.), 2 February 1884.

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 21.5 x 31.5 cm

Lettering

The coming crash. (See libretto.) St. Stephen's Review presentation cartoon. Tom Merry del. Lettering on the shop window: "Constitution". A cloth on the floor is lettered "Cloture", referring to the method introduced by Gladstone to end debate on Irish Home Rule.

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Wellcome Collection 565104i

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