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Four Weighty Authorities on Reform   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Print made by: Charles Jameson Grant

Published by: George Humphrey
Title
Four Weighty Authorities on Reform
Description
English: Four orators (poorly characterized) stand full-face, inscribed (left to right) Whig, Tory, Liberal, Radical. Grey stands with hands held out, saying, 'Reform is absolutely necessary to prevent Revolution'. Wellington brings down his clenched left fist towards his open right hand: 'I do maintain that Reform means nothing else than Revolution' [see BM Satires No. 16633]. The Liberal, with lank hair, his fingers interlaced and thumbs together, says primly: 'A Lee-tle Reform is wanting but fiddlededee about Revolution'. He may be John Lee Lee, M.P. Wells. Cobbett, wearing top-boots, brandishes his gridiron (see BM Satires No. 16123) and clenches his left fist, declaring: 'I say If we dont have a Real Radical Reform we'll have a Revolution'. 31 March 1831
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Depicted people Associated with: William Cobbett
Date 1831
date QS:P571,+1831-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
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Height: 265 millimetres
Width: 359 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
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1868,0808.9353
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(Description and comment from M. Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', XI, 1954)

The words of Grey and Wellington reflect their speeches on 24 March. 'Parl. Deb.', 3rd s. iii. 850 ff., Cobbett's that of an article in the 'Pol. Reg.' for 2 Jan. 1831. Cf. No. 16604.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-9353
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