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William Ewart Collection

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The House of Commons, February 13, 1893 (1906). Artist: Sir Robert Ponsonby Staples

The House of Commons, February 13, 1893 (1906). Artist: Sir Robert Ponsonby Staples
The House of Commons, February 13, 1893 (1906). Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone Introducing The Second Home Rule Bill. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Divided Skirt, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Divided Skirt, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Divided Skirt, 1886. This cartoon shows the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone. Now 76 years of age, and in his third term in office, Gladstone was undoubtedly the grandee of the Commons

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Irish Discontent in the sunlight of the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone. On the other side, the wind comes from the Conservative Leader in the House of Lords

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Start, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Start, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Start, 1886. On the left at the starting line is the Grand Old Man of politics, the Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: A New Piece, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain

A New Piece, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A New Piece, 1882. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, has submitted his new piece to Mr John Bull in his guise as a theatre manager

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is depicted wrestling with the mighty octopus of the Irish Land League

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Intercepted, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain

Intercepted, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, also held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer and this cartoon shows him in a chefs outfit feeding his dog from the bowl of surplus

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain

Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Watched by a baleful Disraeli, Leader of the Conservative opposition, the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, hands a puzzled yokel his franchise

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: An Unexpected Cut, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain

An Unexpected Cut, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Unexpected Cut, 1874. With a felled tree entitled Irish Established Church behind him, Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Leader of the Opposition

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), 1877. Creator: William Thomas Roden

Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), 1877. Creator: William Thomas Roden
Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), 1877

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Rt. Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M. P. c1872. Creator: William Holl

The Rt. Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M. P. c1872. Creator: William Holl
The Rt. Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P. c1872. Portrait of British Liberal politician William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) who served as Prime Minister four times

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Study at Hawarden, 1898. Creator: Unknown

The Study at Hawarden, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Study at Hawarden, 1898. Hawarden Castle in Flintshire, Wales, estate of former British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: House of Commons, 1846: Robert Peel announcing his Conversion to Free Trade Principles

House of Commons, 1846: Robert Peel announcing his Conversion to Free Trade Principles
The House of Commons in 1846: Sir Robert Peel announcing his Conversion to Free Trade Principles during the Corn Law Debate, January 22, (1901)

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Overthrow of Lord Salisburys Government, August 12, 1892... (1901). Creator: Unknown

The Overthrow of Lord Salisburys Government, August 12, 1892... (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Overthrow of Lord Salisburys Government, August 12, 1892: Mr. Gladstone passing through the House of Commons after the Vote of No Confidence, (1901)

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstones First Premiership: The Meeting of the Parliament of 1868-1874, (1901)

Mr Gladstones First Premiership: The Meeting of the Parliament of 1868-1874, (1901)
Mr Gladstones First Premiership: The Meeting of the Parliament of December 1868-January 1874, (1901). Politicians in the Houses of Parliament in London during the first term as Prime Minister of

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Leader of the Liberal Party, 1889, (1901). Creator: Unknown

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Leader of the Liberal Party, 1889, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. W.E. Gladstone, Leader of the Liberal Party, 1889, (1901). Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Passage of the Home Rule Bill from the Commons to the Lords, September 2, 1893, (1901)

The Passage of the Home Rule Bill from the Commons to the Lords, September 2, 1893, (1901). The Second Home Rule Bill (Government of Ireland Bill 1893)

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, 1927. Creator: Unknown

Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, 1927. From " A Series of 25 Famous Men - Carreras High-Class Cigarettes" [, London, 1927]

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: W. E. Astill (Leicestershire), 1928. Creator: Unknown

W. E. Astill (Leicestershire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
W. E. Astill (Leicestershire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M. P. 1859. Creator: Daniel John Pound

The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M. P. 1859. Creator: Daniel John Pound
The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M.P. 1859. Engraving after a photograph of William Gladstone (1809-1898), British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Critics, c1870, (c1897). Artist: E&S Woodbury

Critics, c1870, (c1897). Artist: E&S Woodbury
Critics, c1870, (c1897). Mr Gladstone: H m, Flippant! Mr Disraeli: Ha, prosy! Two British politicians criticise each others literary efforts

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, c1880s, (1896). Artist: William Biscombe Gardner

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, c1880s, (1896). Artist: William Biscombe Gardner
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, c1880s, (1896). Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister. From The Magazine of Art

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstone reading the lesson in Hawarden Church, c1890s, (1941)

Mr Gladstone reading the lesson in Hawarden Church, c1890s, (1941). William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) served as British Prime Minister for 12 years. Here he is depicted reading in the church of S

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Honouring a Bill - and a Tom, 1869

Honouring a Bill - and a Tom, 1869. The interior of the Queens Arms, with Queen Victoria as the landlady, Gladstone as the potman, Thomas Fry, William Haywood and Messrs Valentine

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837, (1932)

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837, (1932). The busts represent prominent personalities from Victorias (1819-1901) reign: Albert, Prince Consort (1819-1861); Alfred

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Scene in the House of Commons, London, 22 January 1846 (1901)

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

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: William Gladstone - The Grand Old Man Seated At His Study Table, c1925

William Gladstone - The Grand Old Man Seated At His Study Table, c1925. William Ewart Gladstone, (1809-1898), British politician. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone driving through Glasgow at the General Election of 1892, 1900

Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone driving through Glasgow at the General Election of 1892, 1900
An echo of the past - Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone driving through Glasgow at the General Election of 1892, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Hawarden Castle, c1900. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard

Hawarden Castle, c1900. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
Hawarden Castle, c1900. Hawarden Castle, in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales was the estate of the former British Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: William Ewart Gladstone, 1859. Artist: Edward William Stodart

William Ewart Gladstone, 1859. Artist: Edward William Stodart
William Ewart Gladstone, 1859. British Liberal politician, served as Prime Minister four times (1868-74, 1880-85, February-July 1886 and 1892-94)

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: William Ewart Gladstone, British statesman, 1883 (1936)

William Ewart Gladstone, British statesman, 1883 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Funeral of William Ewart Gladstone in Westminster Abbey, London, 1898 (1906)

Funeral of William Ewart Gladstone in Westminster Abbey, London, 1898 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. IX, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Portrait of Mr. Gladstone, 1896. Artist: John McLure Hamilton

Portrait of Mr. Gladstone, 1896. Artist: John McLure Hamilton
Portrait of Mr. Gladstone, 1896. William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898). William Gladstone was born in Liverpool and educated at Oxford from where in 1832 he embarked on his political career

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: William Ewart Gladstone, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935

William Ewart Gladstone, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
William Ewart Gladstone. From the painting by Sir John E. Millais, at the National Portrait Gallery. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Prime Minister William Gladstone opens the Metropolitan Railway, London, 1863 (1951)

Prime Minister William Gladstone opens the Metropolitan Railway, London, 1863 (1951). Engineered by John Fowler, the Metropolitan Railway was the first line of what would eventually become the London

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales, home of William Gladstone, c1880

Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales, home of William Gladstone, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: William Ewart Gladstone, British Liberal statesman and prime minister, 1855

William Ewart Gladstone, British Liberal statesman and prime minister, 1855. Portrait of Gladstone (1809-1898). Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: The Garden, Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales, 19th century

The Garden, Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales, 19th century. New Hawarden Castle, built in 1752, is the former estate of William Gladstone

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstone and his Family, 19th century

Mr Gladstone and his Family, 19th century. Engraved group portrait from a photograph by J Watmough Webster: The Rt Hon WE Gladstone, Rev W Gladstone, Miss Gladstone, Mrs WE Gladstone

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Birthplace of William Gladstone, Liverpool, 19th century. Artist: Butterworth & Heath

Birthplace of William Gladstone, Liverpool, 19th century. Artist: Butterworth & Heath
Birthplace of William Gladstone, Liverpool, 19th century. The house in Rodney Street in which Gladstone was born. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstone delivering his address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University, 1859-1865

Mr Gladstone delivering his address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University, 1859-1865. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstone at Leeds, late 19th century

Mr Gladstone at Leeds, late 19th century. The Banquet in the old Cloth Hall. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstones visit to Taymouth Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, c1879

Mr Gladstones visit to Taymouth Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, c1879. Driving through the lines of torch-bearers. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstones Orphanage, Hawarden, 19th century

Mr Gladstones Orphanage, Hawarden, 19th century. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister, was born in Liverpool

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Presentation of the Freedom of the City to Mr Gladstone, 1877

Presentation of the Freedom of the City to Mr Gladstone, 1877. Gladstone in the Council Chambers, Dublin. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Early Portrait of Mr Gladstone, 19th century

Early Portrait of Mr Gladstone, 19th century. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister, was born in Liverpool

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstone Addressing the Crowd from the Balcony, late 19th century

Mr Gladstone Addressing the Crowd from the Balcony, late 19th century. After the Midlothian Victory at Lord Roseberys House, George Street, Edinburgh

Background imageWilliam Ewart Collection: Mr Gladstone Addressing the Officers and Crew of the Grantully Castle, late 19th century

Mr Gladstone Addressing the Officers and Crew of the Grantully Castle, late 19th century. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister



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