Dressed as a parish beadle John Bull carries a bundle inscribed "letter to the Queen" to the door of Lord Brougham. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
- Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
- Date:
- 29 January 1839
- Reference:
- 36865i
- Part of:
- HB sketches
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- Online
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Description
The foundling letter refers to a radical anonymous letter sent to the Queen widley believed to be by Lord Brougham (who denied penning it). The Queen appears as the lady in the bonnet
Publication/Creation
London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 29 January 1839 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 31.2 x 24.4 cm + album.
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Contributors
Lettering
The disowned. HB
Extensive dialogue within the print
References note
An illustrated key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, p.404
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36865i
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Location Status Access Closed stores