Benjamin Collection (page 5)

Cartoon, The Rival Conductors (Electoral Reform)
Cartoon, The Rival Conductors -- a satirical comment on electoral reform, as represented by Gladstone (Liberal, left) and Disraeli (Conservative, right)

Cartoon, A Surprising Success (Electoral Reform)
Cartoon, A Surprising Success -- John Bull congratulates Lord Derby, Conservative Prime Minister, on his success in winning the Reform Stakes, using horseracing as a metaphor for electoral reform

Cartoon, A Fishy Case (Electoral Reform)
Cartoon, A Fishy Case -- a satirical comment on the machinations involved in securing electoral reform, in order to give respectable working men the vote

The Battle of La Hogue (Hougue), 1692
The Battle of La Hogue (Hougue), 29 May to 4 June 1692, Nine Years War, Normandy, France. 1692

Cartoon, Amusement Combined with Instruction (Reform)
Cartoon, Amusement Combined with Instruction -- a satirical comment on parliamentary disagreements between Gladstone and Disraeli over the latters Reform Bill. 1867

Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill

Cartoon, The First Question (Derby and Disraeli)
Cartoon, The First Question -- Lord Derby and Benjamin Disraeli, having just won a General Election for the Conservative party, are asked by a working man what they are going to do for him

Cartoon, Out! (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, Out! Gladstone as batsman is bowled out, and Disraeli as wicket keeper is back in the running. A cricketing analogy for the transfer of power in the wake of a General Election. Date: 1866

Cartoon, The Coming Struggle (Disraeli versus Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Coming Struggle -- using the Boat Race as an analogy for politics, Disraeli and Gladstone are depicted as rowers in competing boats

Cartoon, The Dispatch of Business (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Dispatch of Business -- a satirical comment on the conflicting approaches of Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative) and William Gladstone (Liberal) to electoral reform. Date: 1866

Cartoon, A Dissolving View (Disraeli and Derby)
Cartoon, A Dissolving View -- Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Derby win the General Election, though only by a slim majority. The election results indicated clear support for Free Trade as against

Cartoon, The Fight at St Stephens Academy -- Mrs Gamp (representing The Standard newspaper) commiserates with Disraeli for losing a fight with Gladstone

Cartoon, A Derby Spill (Disraeli versus Liberal Party)
Cartoon, A Derby Spill -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis attack on the Palmerston government during a debate on the Budget

Cartoon, A Derby Obstruction (Disraeli versus Liberal Party)
Cartoon, A Derby Obstruction -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis attack on the Palmerston government during a debate on the Budget

Cartoon, The Boy For Our Money -- a satirical comment on the relative financial abilities of William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli

Cartoon, Who Will Rouse Him? The British Lion, representing the British constituencies, seems apathetic towards political reform, in particular the proposed extension of the franchise to working men

Cartoon, The Rival Black Dolls (India Bill)
Cartoon, The Rival Black Dolls, showing the former Liberal Prime Minister, Palmerston (left), and the current Conservative MP Benjamin Disraeli (right) in Lord Derbys government

Cartoon, Orestes Pursued by the Furies -- depicting Lord Palmerston as Orestes, pursued by John Bright, Roebuck and Disraeli, a satirical comment on a cross-party combination of Bright

Cartoon, Dizzy and His Constituent -- a satirical comment on the way in which Benjamin Disraeli could butter up his Buckinghamshire constituents in his speeches. Date: 1858

Cartoon, Palmerston Selling Off -- a satirical comment on the defeat of Palmerstons Whig government on 19 February 1858, when the Conservatives came into power

Cartoon, Swell Mob at the Opening of Parliament -- satirical comment on Conservative MPs such as Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Derby, waiting for a party

Cartoon, The Political Topsy -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis ability to switch between Protectionism and Free Trade according to his own convenience

Cartoon, Mrs Gamp Taking the Little Party... Back to School
Cartoon, Mrs Gamp Taking the Little Party She Looks After Back to School. A satirical comment on the Morning Herald newspaper (represented here as the Dickens character Mrs Gamp)

Cartoon, Something Looms in the Future -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis speech to his constituents in Buckinghamshire

Cartoon, A Bit of Animated Nature, the Protectionist Cuckoo in the Hedge Sparrows Nest. A satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, as the cuckoo

Cartoon, The Political Chameleon -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis ability to change his partys allegiance from Protectionism to Free Trade in anticipation of an approaching General

Cartoon, The Calculating Boy Gets the Prize for Arithmetic -- satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer

Cartoon, The Protection Giant -- Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum! I smell the Blood of an Englishman; Be he Alive, or be he Dead, I ll grind his Bones to make my Bread

Cartoon, An Easy Place -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis relatively easy job as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was adopting the financial arrangements of the previous (Liberal) government

Cartoon, A Plain Question -- Now, Sir, don t let us have any more Derby Dilly Dallying. What are your Intentions towards Miss Britannia

Cartoon, Up Goes the Quartern Loaf -- Now, Gents, Give us only a Little Encouragement -- Say a Five Shilling Duty -- and UP Goes the Quartern Loaf

Cartoon, The Game of Speculation (as performed at the Theatre Royal, St Stephen s) [ie the Houses of Parliament]. Benjamin Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons

Cartoon, Dressing for a Masquerade, Mr Disraeli as a Great Protectionist Leader. Disraeli had tried to help farmers by supporting the relief of agricultural distress in Parliament

Cartoon, Agriculture -- The Real Unprotected Female -- a satirical comment on the Free Trade policy, which was benefiting the country, but in which the agricultural districts had not yet taken part

Cartoon, Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Farmers -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis attempt to compensate Agricultural interests by proposing to transfer two million pounds of local taxation

Cartoon, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo; or, The Great Protectionist -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraeli setting himself up as the champion of the Agricultural Interest

Cartoon, The Farmers Will-O-The-Wisp -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraeli and his Local Taxation resolution, in which the Agricultural Interest was subordinated to that of Real Property

Cartoon, The Parliamentary Toots -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis criticism of Lord John Russells government. Mrs Blimber (co-owner of a school)

Cartoon, Court of Young England -- The New Generation. A comment on Benjamin Disraelis Young England movement, a political splinter group consisting mostly of Conservative aristocrats who were at

Cartoon, A Political Application of an Old Fable - a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis attacks upon the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel. Date: 1846

Cartoon, Young Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Minister -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis constant attacks on Sir Robert Peel during the latters time as Prime Minister

Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament. A satirical comment on conflicts within the Conservative Party over Sir Robert Peels repeal of the Corn Laws

Cartoon, The Political Cheap-Jack -- Benjamin Disraeli, portrayed as a conman at a country fair, wooing his Buckinghamshire constituents during the General Election campaign, summer 1847. 1847

Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius. Extinct. Handcoloured woodblock print by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris History of British Birds, Bell Daldy, London, 1857

Great auk, Pinguinus impennis. Extinct. Handcoloured woodblock engraving by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris Natural History of British Birds, London, 1850

Benzoin tree, Styrax benzoin. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

William Penn and Native Americans at the foundation of Philadelphia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso after the painting William Penns Treaty with the Indians by Benjamin West from Giulio

Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1837

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