Place

Midlothian (Scotland)

Images

  • The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: William Gladstone runs past the Earl of Dalkeith who lies on the ground amid burning faggots. Engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.
  • The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: William Gladstone is saluting a crowd; his opponent the Earl of Dalkeith is hiding behind a tree in order to throw faggots at him. Engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.
  • The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: people are burning in a ballot box, Disraeli is kissing a Turk representing tyranny and crime, a Zulu warrior looks on, and broken puppet of Lord Dalkeith lies in the foreground. Engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.
  • Gladstone is welcomed home by a woman who could not cope with her four children any longer, representing the parliamentary constitutency of Midlothian; Disraeli as Lord Beaconsfield ploughs a field in the background. Lithograph, ca. 1879.
  • The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: William Gladstone runs to relieve an old woman of her burden; representing his intention to relieve Midlothian of the burden caused by fraudulent voting and land laws. Wood engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.

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