Petition Collection

Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street...1876. Creator: Unknown
Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street, [London]: Delegates signing Petition, 1876. About a thousand persons from different parts of the country were present

The Petition to the Doge, 1860. Creator: Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker
The Petition to the Doge, 1860. A doge, standing in a palace doorway, is confronted by a petitioner; a lady in black, who, kneeling on the pavement, holds her young daughter before her

Je compte sur vous pour signer, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je compte sur vous pour signer, 19th century. Philanthropists of the Day - I'm counting on you to sign my petition for the abolition of the death penalty

Requiescat in pace!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Requiescat in pace!, 19th century. Body lying under a sheet surrounded by candles. Temporal Power - Foreign Affairs - Petitions - Rest in Peace!

Mrs. Martin Wiley Littleton, left, with Monticello Petitions, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Martin Wiley Littleton, left, with Monticello Petitions, 1912. USA. Maud Wilson was married to attorney Martin Wiley Littleton

The Happy Effects of that Grand System of Shutting Ports Against the English!!, pub. Oct 1, 1808
The Happy Effects of that Grand System of Shutting Ports Against the English!!, published October 1, 1808

Puritans Before James I, c1600, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Puritans Before James I, c1600, (1890). James VI and I (1566-1625) faced complicated religious challenges during his reigns in Scotland and England, in London

The Bill of Rights Presented to William and Mary, 1689, (mid 19th century). Creator: Unknown
The Bill of Rights Presented to William and Mary, 1689, (mid 19th century). King William III (1650-1702) and Queen Mary II (1662-1694) of Great Britain agreeing an Act of Parliament

The Fitzwilliam copy of the Olive Branch Petition, 1775. The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775

Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1830. Caricature showing the Duke of Wellington eating at table witha footman standing behind him. He is approached by a starving man who holds out a petition

H.M. Tahitian Consul, Mr. Pritchard... receiving the petition of a native chief, 1844
H.M. Tahitian Consul, Mr. Pritchard, in his official dress, receiving the petition of a native chief, 1844. We gather from the statement of Mr

Loyal Addresss & Radical Petitions... 1819. Artist
Loyal Addresss & Radical Petitions, or the R-ts most gracious answer to both sides of the question at once, 1819. The Prince Regent standing on a dais

A Recorder on his pilgrimage, 1770. A man of honour and a gentleman - Harley. The Recorder of London, James Eyre, outside Guildhall

The Late Lord Mayor! or Abraham in the Land of Promise!!!, 1813. Abraham King advances from his coach towards the door of Carlton House with a large Protestant petition against Catholic emancipation

The fate of City Rem-ces, 1770. King George III seated at a table; at his foot lie various papers inscribed Humble petition and remonstrance

Procession attending the great National Petition of 3, 317, 702 to the House of Commons, 1842. With engravings of T Duncombe presenting the petition and Members of the National Convention

Sheriffs of the City of London presenting a petition at the House of Commons, London, 1926
Presentation by the Sheriffs of the City of London of the petition of the Corporation against the Union of Benefices and Disposal of Churches (Metropolis) measure, at the Bar of the House of Commons

A serio comic extravaganza... 1820. George IV seems to be dismissing a petition from the Lord Mayor, John Thomas Thorp, introduced by Alderman Matthew Wood (?)

The City carriers, 1769. a procession consisting of City officials approaches the entrance to St Jamess Palace in order to present the Petition of the Livery

Patriotic-Petitions on the Convention, 1808. Artist: James Gillray
Patriotic-Petitions on the Convention, 1808. Four scenes: top left The Cockney Petition; top right The Westminster Petition; bottom left The Chelmsford Petition; bottom right The Middlesex Petition

Petitioners before George III
A Hint to Ministers, or a Gracious Answer to Grievous Petitions, 1808. George III dismissing petitioners from the City of London opposed to the Convention of Cintra

Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette leader, carrying a petition, London, 13 February 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

The Bishops of Stasaph-Chester-Bath & Wells- Ely and Peterborough, c1787
The Bishops of Stasaph-Chester-Bath & Wells- Ely and Peterborough, presenting their Petition to King James II, before their commitment to the Tower by Judge Jeffries, c1787

The Throne Room, Buckingham Palace. Presentation of an Address from the University of Oxford, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of

The Seven Bishops, c1902. When King James II issued his second Declaration of Indulgence in 1688 - the Seven Bishops petitioned the King against it

Letter from Charles James Fox to his Aunt Emily, 21st October 1798. Artist: Charles James Fox
Letter from Charles James Fox to his Aunt Emily, 21st October 1798. Letter written from Holkham by Charles James Fox to his aunt, Emily, Duchess of Leinster

Agricultural Labourers Union meeting in Farringdon Street, London, 1877. Founded by Joseph Arch and inaugurated at Leaming in 1872, the National Union of Farm Labourers grew quickly, attracting 86

The forlorn scholar. This petition, in the form of a letter to the king Ashurbanipal, was written by Artist: Urad-Gula
The forlorn scholar, Petition in letter form, to king Ashurbanipal, c7th century BC. Written by Urad-Gula, the chief scribe

Peter the Hermit presenting Urban II with petition on return from pilgrimage to Holy Land 1094
Peter the Hermit (c.1050-c.1115) French monk, presenting Urban II (Pope 1088-99) with petition on return from pilgrimage to Holy Land 1094. Urban commissioned Peter to preach the First Crusade

The Liberation Society, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Liberation Society, 1873. The Archbishops of York and Canterbury carry a scroll entitled Auricular Confession. Behind them, Edward Miall thanks them for their support

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