The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: William Gladstone is saluting a crowd; his opponent the Earl of Dalkeith is hiding behind a tree in order to throw faggots at him. Engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.
- Mantrop, J. Bert.
- Date:
- 1879/1880
- Reference:
- 568574i
- Part of:
- Victorian album of political satires.
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The faggots represent 'faggot votes' produced by manipulation of the electoral register: votes "manufactured for party purposes, by the transfer to persons, not otherwise legally qualified, of sufficient property to qualify them as electors" (O.E.D.)
Publication/Creation
Edinburgh : J. Bert Mantrop, 1879/1880.
Physical description
1 print (album page 6) : engraving ; image 25.4 x 44.5 cm
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The Gladstone cartoon ; J. Bert Mantrop ...
Reference
Wellcome Collection 568574i
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