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Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.

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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.

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    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.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: 17 October 1885 | Reference: 565049i
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    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.

    Merry, Tom, 1852-1902. | Date: 1 January 1887 | Reference: 565012i
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    A prison chaplain (Henry Labouchère) is visiting the journalist Edmund Yates in prison. Colour lithograph by Judd & Co. after Tom Merry, 3 May 1884.

    Merry, Tom, 1852-1902. | Date: 3 May 1884 | Reference: 564622i
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    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.

    Merry, Tom, 1852-1902. | Date: 7 September 1889 | Reference: 564957i
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    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.

    Merry, Tom, 1852-1902. | Date: 17 December 1887 | Reference: 564973i

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