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Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848

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  • A woman as Maria holds a pet lamb in her lap; representing Caroline Norton and her relationship with William Lamb, Lord Melbourne. Coloured lithograph by H. Heath, ca. 1836.
  • Phrenological head of Baron Lyndhurst as former Lord Chancellor. Lithograph attributed to J. Doyle, ca. 1844.
  • The First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Minto, is thrown overboard by Lord Melbourne, Lord Palmerston and Lord Duncannon during a storm. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
  • Vignettes of Peel's first ministry. Coloured lithograph, 1835.
  • The antique statue of Laocoön: Lord Melbourne as Laocoön, Lord John Russell and Thomas Spring-Rice as the two sons, entwined by two serpents with the faces of Lords Brougham and Lyndhurst. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
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    Thoughts on the best means of lessening the destructive progress of cholera : in a letter addressed to the Right Honourable Viscount Melbourne / by Joshua Brookes.

    Brookes, Joshua, 1761-1833. | Date: 1831
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    Essay on the progressive improvement of mankind. An oration, delivered in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, on the day of Commemoration. Monday, Dec. 17, 1798 / [Anon].

    Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848. | Date: 1799
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    On the extermination or annihilation of the Asiatic cholera. To the Right Hon. Viscount Melbourne, Secretary for the Home Department, &c / [Euphemizon].

    Euphemizon, pseud. | Date: [1832]
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    Extraordinary trial! Norton v. Viscount Melbourne, for crim[inal] con[versation] ... A full and accruate report ... / by an eminent reporter ... Embellished with a portrait and memoir of the Hon. Mrs. Norton. &c., &c.

    Norton, George Chappele, 1800-1875 | Date: [1836?]
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