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British politicians at the Derby at Epsom. Colour lithograph by Judd & Co. after Tom Merry, 31 May 1884.

Britannia and her lion are begging on a bench on the Thames Embankment, impoverished by proposed Liberal reforms; beyond, the Palace of Westminster in ruins. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 28 November 1891.

W.E. Gladstone and other Liberal politicians as prisoners being released from prison; relatives and friends waiting for them at the gate. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 18 December 1886.

British politicians playing cricket: Parnell, batting with a bat marked "treason" is bowled by The times newspaper. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 14 May 1887.

British politicians as huntsmen arriving at a river representing the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act 1887. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 3 December 1887.

Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, has been stabbed by his wife's lover (W.E. Gladstone) with a sword on which is written "duplicity". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 7 November 1885, after W. Hogarth.

British politicians including W.E. Gladstone, Rosebery, Chamberlain and Earl Spencer, in the role of British soldiers in Crimea in the painting 'The roll call' by Elizabeth Thompson (Butler). Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 13 February 1886.

A band is tuning up in a theatre; the stage curtain is inscribed "The autumn session 1890-1". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 22 November 1890.

A boxer representing St. Stephen's Review has knocked out his opponent who is representing the Hansard Union. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 21 February 1891.

An American man is watching a procession that includes a German anarchist, a Russian nihilist, a Native American, an Englishman etc. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 11 April 1891.

W.E. Gladstone being kicked out by opponents of his Irish Home Rule bill after the failure of the bill on 8 June 1886. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1886.

Five actors represented by English politicians are performing a pantomime while a (Quaker?) spectator is asleep in his chair. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1 January 1887.

A man (Lord Hartington) and his wife (Radicalism) having breakfast in a richly decorated room, the morning after a card party. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry after W. Hogarth, 17 October 1885.

A prison chaplain (Henry Labouchère) is visiting the journalist Edmund Yates in prison. Colour lithograph by Judd & Co. after Tom Merry, 3 May 1884.

Three bookmakers (representing British politicians) are watching a horserace in which three horses are neck and neck. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 7 September 1889.

Lord Salisbury opens a briefcase representing the "Conservative programme" and finds inside a corset representing "Fair trade". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 17 December 1887.

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Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Images from the collections

Images by Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Works from the collections

A man (Lord Hartington) and his wife (Radicalism) having breakfast in a richly decorated room, the morning after a card party. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry after W. Hogarth, 17 October 1885.

Five actors represented by English politicians are performing a pantomime while a (Quaker?) spectator is asleep in his chair. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1 January 1887.

A prison chaplain (Henry Labouchère) is visiting the journalist Edmund Yates in prison. Colour lithograph by Judd & Co. after Tom Merry, 3 May 1884.

Three bookmakers (representing British politicians) are watching a horserace in which three horses are neck and neck. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 7 September 1889.

Lord Salisbury opens a briefcase representing the "Conservative programme" and finds inside a corset representing "Fair trade". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 17 December 1887.

Frequent collaborators

Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Images from the collections

Images by Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

Works from the collections

A man (Lord Hartington) and his wife (Radicalism) having breakfast in a richly decorated room, the morning after a card party. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry after W. Hogarth, 17 October 1885.

Five actors represented by English politicians are performing a pantomime while a (Quaker?) spectator is asleep in his chair. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1 January 1887.

A prison chaplain (Henry Labouchère) is visiting the journalist Edmund Yates in prison. Colour lithograph by Judd & Co. after Tom Merry, 3 May 1884.

Three bookmakers (representing British politicians) are watching a horserace in which three horses are neck and neck. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 7 September 1889.

Lord Salisbury opens a briefcase representing the "Conservative programme" and finds inside a corset representing "Fair trade". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 17 December 1887.

Frequent collaborators

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