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John Bull being examined by eight doctors representing politicians, who diagnose his illness as cholera. Lithograph, ca. 1832.

The Duke of Wellington as Chancellor of Oxford University, wearing academic robes and carrying a mace, instructs his Tory supporters portrayed as academics in gowns and mortar boards. Lithograph by John Doyle, 1834.

Sir Charles Wetherell collapsed in a chair surrounded by both smiling and weeping fellow politicians; referring to reactions to the Plan of Reform which disenfranchised sixty boroughs. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.

Substance of the speech before the Lords of the Privy Council, on the subject of incorporating the London University / [by Charles Wetherell].

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Charles Wetherell

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Images featuring Charles Wetherell

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Substance of the speech before the Lords of the Privy Council, on the subject of incorporating the London University / [by Charles Wetherell].

Charles Wetherell

Images from the collections

Images featuring Charles Wetherell

Works from the collections

Substance of the speech before the Lords of the Privy Council, on the subject of incorporating the London University / [by Charles Wetherell].

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