H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 3 by John Doyle, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1838 political cartoon by John Doyle depicts Irish politician Daniel O'Connell as the American lion tamer Isaac Van Amburgh, who had recently performed in London. O'Connell is shown standing triumphantly with one foot on the head of Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, while other ministers appear submissively at his feet. The cartoon reflects O'Connell's influence in British politics during the 1830s, when he supported Lord Melbourne's Whig government in exchange for Irish reforms. It was published in London in December 1838.
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John Doyle’s prints from the 1820s–40s capture political and social life with sharp, witty detail.
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