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The high-flying candidate, (ie Little Paul-Goose), mounting from a blanket, 1806. View of the hustings in Covent Garden showing Sir Samuel Hood
Law and equity, or a peep at Nando s, 1787. Lord Edward Thurlow dressed as a penitent but with his Lord Chancellors wig, is approaching Nandos Coffee House bar at which stands Mary Edmonds; a bishop
The Rival Candidates, 1784. Artist: Isaac CruikshankThe Rival Candidates, 1784. The three candidates for the Westminster constituency at the 1784 general election. Charles James Fox in the centre, in the pose of orator
Westminster Races... 1784. Artist: Isaac CruikshankWestminster Races... 1784. Showing the three candidates for the Westminster constituency in the 1784 general election, Samuel Hood, Charles James Fox and Cecil Wray
A forcible entrance into Leadenhall-Street; by Master Billy Declaratory upon a Dun d-ass, 1788. William Pitt, seated on an ass which has the head of Henry Dundas, riding along Leadenhall Street
A Break, losing the Reins, 1830. Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington and Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel about to fall from a vehicle, hauled by a horse (Alderman Hunter) and an ass (Alderman Key)
Ahithophel in the dumps, 1830. Artist: Henry HeathAhithophel in the dumps, 1830. The Duke of Wellington on a donkey with a saddle resembling a mayoral gown approaching a gallows
An election entertainment, plate I of The Election, 1755. Artist: William HogarthAn election entertainment, plate I of The Election, 1755; showing an election treat given by the Whigs while the Tories parade outside
Scene in the House of Commons, London, 22 January 1846 (1901). Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) announcing His conversion to Free Trade principles during the Corn Law debate
The Duke of Portland, 1911. William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, (28 December 1857 - 26 April 1943), known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner
William Pitt the Younger, English politician and Prime Minister, 19th century (1894). Artist: Charles TurnerWilliam Pitt the Younger (1759-1806), English politician and Prime Minister, 19th century (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection)
Lord Ellenborough, 1902. Edward Law, (1790-1871), 1st Earl of Ellenborough, British Tory politician. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II
William Pitt the Younger, British statesman. Pitt (1759-1806) became Prime Minister at the age of 24, making him the youngest to hold the office in British history
Sir Francis Burdett, English reformist politician, c1810 (1878)Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), English reformist politician, c1810 (1878). From Old and New London Illustrated, Vol IV, by Edward Walford. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1878]
The Thatched House Tavern, Westminster, London, c1870 (1878). Artist: J GreenawayThe Thatched House Tavern, Westminster, London, c1870 (1878). The Thatched House Tavern in St Jamess Street was the site of the founding of the Carlton Club by Tory peers, MPs and gentlemen in 1832
Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William HogarthChairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, 1844 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S
Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812 (1906). Perceval was shot and killed in the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a merchant who had been wrongly imprisoned in Russia
Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee (1838-1906) British businessman and Conservative politician. From The Life and Times of The Right Honourable The Marquis of Salisbury, K.G
Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (1840-1923), British landowner, racehorse owner, 1896Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (1840-1923), British landowner, racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician, 1875
Detail from Chairing the Member, by William Hogarth, 1755 (1956). The painting, one of a series of four depicting the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754
The Carlton Club, London, 1891. The Carlton Club is a gentlemens club in London. It was founded in 1832, by Tory Peers, MPs and gentlemen, as a place to coordinate Party activity
Henry John Temple (1784-1865), 3rd Viscount Palmerston, British stateman, 1857. Artist: DJ PoundHenry John Temple (1784-1865), 3rd Viscount Palmerston, British stateman, 1857. Temple served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century
Lord Palmerston, c1860. Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, (1784-1865) served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Lords against all England, The political drama, 19th century. Or a slap-up match between the Tories for curruption, and the Whigs for Reform, at the Lords Cricket ground
An election entertainment, 1755. Artist: William HogarthAn election entertainment, 1755. An election treat given by the Whigs while the Tories parade outside. The two Whig candidates sit on the left of the scene, whilst others eat and drink
Entrance to the Carlton Club, Westminster, London, c1875 (1878). The Carlton Club is a gentlemens club founded in 1832 by Tory peers, MPs and gentlemen, as a place to coordinate party activity
Lord Thurlow, British lawyer and Tory politician, c1800 (1878). Edward Thurlow (1731-1806) served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain for fourteen years between 1778 and 1792
The Duke of Wellington, c1842 (1878). Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman
King William IV, Lord Henry Brougham and Lord Charles Grey, 1832. Artist: F WentworthKing William IV, Lord Henry Brougham and Lord Charles Grey, 1832. On 7th May 1832, Prime Minister Grey and Henry Brougham met the king
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, British politician and Prime Minister, (1835). Artist: William Thomas FryRobert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, British politician and Prime Minister, (1835). Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) served as Prime Minister from 1812-1827
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, 19th century British statesman, (1900). Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid 19th century
William Pitt the Younger, British politician, 19th century. Artist: James PosselwhiteWilliam Pitt the Younger, British politician, 19th century. Pitt (1759-1806) became Prime Minister at the age of 24, making him the youngest to hold the office in British history
Spencer Perceval, British statesman and Prime Minister, 19th century. Artist: C PicartSpencer Perceval, British statesman and Prime Minister, 19th century. Perceval (1762-1812) became Prime Minister in 1809. Three years later he became the first (and only)
Lord Palmerston, (1784-1865), 19th century. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century
The Earl of Aberdeen, (1784-1860), 19th century. Scottish Tory/Peelite politician, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852-1855
Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (1834). Artist: H RobinsonRobert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (1834). Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) argued for the abolition of the slave trade
Robert Peel, British statesman, 19th century. Artist: J CochranRobert Peel, British statesman, 19th century. Peel (1788-1850) was Prime Minister from 1834-1835 and 1841-1846. He is probably best remembered for his organisation of a metropolitan police force for
George Hamilton Hamilton-Gordon, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1893. Artist: W RoffeGeorge Hamilton Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, British Prime Minister, (1893). Prime Minister from 1852-1855, the Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860)
Lord Palmerston, British prime minister, 19th century. Artist: W HollLord Palmerston, British prime minister, 19th century. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, (1784-1865), twice Prime Minister
George Canning, British statesman, 1824. Artist: FC LewisGeorge Canning, British statesman, 1824. Canning (1770-1827) served as foreign secretary on two occasions (1807-1809, 1822-1827) and as prime minister for four months during 1827
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, British Prime Minister, 1853 (1910). Artist: George BaxterSir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, British Prime Minister, 19th century, 1853 (1910). Peel (1788-1850) was Prime Minister from 1834-1835 and 1841-1846
Robert Peel, 19th century British statesman. Artist: J CochranRobert Peel, 19th century British statesman. Peel (1788-1850) was Prime Minister from 1834-1835 and 1841-1846. He is probably best remembered for his organisation of a metropolitan police force for
Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool, British statesman, 1830. Artist: William Thomas FryRobert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool, British statesman. Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) served as Prime Minister for nearly 15 years from 1812
Robert Peel, British statesman, arriving at the House of Commons, London, January, 1846. Peel (1788-1850) receives an enthusiastic welcome from onlookers
Papers! Papers! Papers!, 1864. Artist: John TennielPapers! Papers! Papers!, 1864. John Russell says: Please, My Lord, Them Toris Would Be Much Obleeged for Papers. Lord Palmerston replies: Papers! Haven t They Got The Standard and the Herald