Russell Collection (page 7)

Sir William Herschel, astronomer, 1790s. Artist: John Russell
Sir William Herschel, astronomer, 1790s. Holding a diagram of planets and their planetry rings. Herschel constructed his own telescope after taking up astronomy as a hobby

William Howard Russell, Irish-born British journalist, 1875. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
William Howard Russell, Irish-born British journalist, 1875. Russell (1820-1907) was war correspondent for The Times during the Crimean War) and The Daily Telegraph in the Zulu War

Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and mathematician. Nobel prize for literature 1950

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig and Liberal politician, c1878
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig and Liberal politician, c1870. Russell (1792-1878) was known as Lord John Russell until 1861 when he was created Earl

Rest, and be Very Thankful, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Rest, and be Very Thankful, 1866. An old and weary Lord Russell is being told by Britannia that he should now rest. This cartoon relates to the eight night debate on the second reading of

Pudding before Meat, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Pudding before Meat, 1866. Earl Gr-v-n-r exclaims Why, John! Beef before Pudding! Dizzy adds Ha! Ha! What an Absurd Idea! Lord Russell lifts the lid on the meat dish

Going Down to the House, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Going Down to the House, 1866. Lord Russell remarks Well, Bright, What do you Want? Jonny Bright replies Anything your Honour is Willing to Give me Now

The Officious Passenger, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
The Officious Passenger, 1866. Lord Russell is shown here as the ships captain. The Officious Passenger is John Bright. At the beginning of January

The New Foreign Secretary, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The New Foreign Secretary, 1865. Lord Russell introducing the Earl of Clarendon to Queen Victoria. After the death of Lord Palmerston, shortly after the general election of 1865

The Beadle and The Dane, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
The Beadle and The Dane, 1864. Lord John Russell says: Better take it! Half a Loafs better than no Bread, you know! In an effort to resolve the Schleswig-Holstein problem, Lord Russell

Papers! Papers! Papers!, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Papers! 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

John In A Mess, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
John In A Mess, 1864. Britannia says: Put Down That Pen Directly, You Troublesome Boy. A Nice Mess You Have Got Yourself Into

A Dead Calm, 1862. Palmerston steers the ship of government at a time of dead calm. As he whistles for a wind, Earl Russell (at the front right) says he would be better employed spinning a yarn

The Parliamentary Python, 1862. The python at the Zoological Gardens in London had at this time laid some 100 eggs. Although she was incubating them

Packing up for the Holidays, 1860. Palmerston is packing away all the bills left over from the recently finished session. The Reform Bill had been left on the back-burner along with other proposed

An Up-hill Job, 1860. Mr Policeman Punch says, (compassionately), : Now, Little un, do you Think you ll be able to Shove that Perambulator Up them Steps

The New Russell Six-Pounder, 1860. At the beginning of March 1860, Lord John Russell, Foreign Secretary in Palmerstons Cabinet, introduced a Government proposal for parliamentary reform

The Good Little Robins burying the Bills in the Wood, 1858. There had been much infighting in Parliament on the relative merits of the two India Bills introduced by first Palmerston

Blondin Outdone, 1859. Palmerston, dressed in contemporary circus costume, wheeling a nervous looking Lord John Russell across a tightrope with Niagara Falls in the background

The Supporters of the Working Man, 1859. Disraeli introduced his Reform Bill to the House early in 1859. However, because it was seen as a blatant attempt to conjure up extra Conservative votes

Great Poaching Affray on the Liberal Preserves, 1859. After the defeat of Disraelis Reform Bill, Lord Derbys Conservative Government decided to go to the country in a General Election

The Last Pantomime of the Season, 1859. Disraeli introduced his Reform Bill to the House early in 1859. However, because it was seen as a blatant attempt to conjure up extra Conservative votes

Who Will Rouse Him?, 1859. The British Lion rests quietly against a wall whilst the three most prominent politicians advocating parliamentary reform prod him with reform spears

Reform Snap-Dragon, 1859. This shows (clockwise from left) Lord Derby, John Bright, Disraeli and Lord Russell. All of them are playing a popular party game in which they run the risk of getting their

River Scene, 1935-1949. Creator: Walter Westley Russell
River Scene, 1935-1949

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