19th-century trade restrictions on imported food and grain in the United Kingdom

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Phrenological head of Sir Robert Peel as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Lithograph, ca. 1844.

A quack and a clown on stage presenting their wares to a hostile audience; referring to various politicians reactions to the replacement of the fixed duty on corn. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1841.

Men sit around a table on which sits a pot of 'Irish stew' as one man grabs the lapels of another man holding a spoon. Lithograph, 1845.

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Corn laws (Great Britain)

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Images referencing Corn laws (Great Britain)

Works from the collections

A quack and a clown on stage presenting their wares to a hostile audience; referring to various politicians reactions to the replacement of the fixed duty on corn. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1841.

Men sit around a table on which sits a pot of 'Irish stew' as one man grabs the lapels of another man holding a spoon. Lithograph, 1845.

Phrenological head of Sir Robert Peel as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Lithograph, ca. 1844.