Gadarene swine throwing themselves off a cliff into water, representing the British Liberal Party. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 5 April 1884.
- Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.
- Date:
- 5 April 1884
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- 565102i
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Shows the Liberal Party destroying itself by proposing the Third Reform Act, which extended to the counties the same terms of suffrage that had been granted to the towns. Some of the swine have the heads of Liberal politicians: Gladstone is almost in the water, and Joseph Chamberlain is distinguished by his monocle
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London : Judd & Co., 5 April 1884.
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 32.5 x 23 cm
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Swine. "St. Stephen's Review" presentation cartoon, 5th April, 1884. T. Merry
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Wellcome Collection 565102i
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