Desk Collection (#32)

Lesage experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774 (1876). George Louis Lesage (1724-1803), Swiss scientist, devised an early form of electric telegraph

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, British soldier, c1900. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Rival Rogues, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Rival Rogues, 1880. Mr Punch faces the twin candidates for the Conservative and Liberal Parties. This is in relation to the first Election Commission following the 1880 General Election which opened

Out of the Question, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Out of the Question, 1872. The Butler, Mr Gladstone, considers giving notice to Britannia. She refuses to allow him to go until the Alabama Claim being pursued by America is settled

A Hitch, 1874. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
A Hitch, 1874. The traffic manager receives with annoyance the station masters report. There was growing disquiet at the number of accidents that happened each year on Britains railway network

Mrs. North and Her Attorney, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Mrs. North and Her Attorney, 1864. Mrs North says: You see, Mr. Lincoln, we have failed utterly in our course of Action; I want Peace, and so, if you cannot effect an Amicable Arrangement

Soapey Samuel Kisses the Rod, 1858. Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, was a reformer of the Church of England who dragged his priests into greater spirituality and efficiency

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