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George Washington on his deathbed, 1799. Coloured engraving by J. Rodgers after Chapin, 1799.
Chapin, active 1799.Date: 1799Reference: 547602i
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Rudolf Virchow : der grosse Arzt und Politiker / Manfred Vasold.
Manfred VasoldDate: 1988
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Benjamin Franklin, politician / Francis Jennings.
Francis JenningsDate: [1996], ©1996
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A group of politicians debate at a coroner's inquest whether Lord Melbourne's temporary resignation was equivalent to murder or to suicide. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
John DoyleDate: 1 May 1839Reference: 36942i
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M0003795: Portrait of Sir Arthur Stanley (1869-1947)
Date: 12 March 1934Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/31/55
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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A sick man in bed, offered a warming pan by his maid and advice by his physician; representing Lord John Russell being given a seat at Stroud by Melbourne after his defeat in South Devon, looking for support to the radical Daniel O'Connell. Lithograph, 1835.
Date: 1 June 1835Reference: 12243i
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Sadi Carnot, the president of France, lies in bed having his pulse taken. Lithograph by H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893.
Henri de Toulouse-LautrecDate: 1893Reference: 16955i
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Peel about to force-feed a large tablet to John Bull in an apothecaries shop; representing England at the hands of the politicians. Lithograph by H. Heath.
Henry HeathDate: 1840Reference: 12249i
Archives and manuscripts
M0002296: Reproduction of a portrait engraving of Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810-1895) F.R.S., British East India Company army officer, politician and Orientalist
Date: 02 September 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/19/84
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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A pair of eyes belonging to a senator. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: 1794?Reference: 30709i
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A humorous comparison between the obese Daniel Lambert and Charles James Fox, the politician. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: 7 April 1806Reference: 854i
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Lord Goderich shaving, and Lord Howick shoeing, a group of slaves: referring to the abolitionists. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1832.
John DoyleDate: 28th June 1832Reference: 12238i
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An ape wearing motley clothing of different professions (bishop, soldier, businessman etc.), but incompetent in all of them; representing failings of politicians of the generation after William Pitt the Elder (?). Engraving by T. Rowlandson after E.S. Barrett, 1807.
Eaton Stannard BarrettDate: April 18 1807Reference: 588933i
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John Bull presented as the Chinese labourer Hoo Loo surrounded by surgeons discussing the removal of his tumor; referring to British political reform. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.
John DoyleDate: 2 May 1831Reference: 12234i
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Goodwin Wharton / J. Kent Clark.
Clark, J. KentDate: 1984
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The rulers of Europe as doctors prescribing remedies for Empress Maria Theresa. Etching and letterpress, 1742.
Date: 1742Reference: 17526i
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Philibert Orry. Engraving by B. Lepicié after H. Rigaud, 1737.
Hyacinthe RigaudDate: 1737Reference: 485307i
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John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.
Samuel De WildeDate: Published for the Satirist July 1st. 1809Reference: 12204i
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The inordinately strange life of Dyce Sombre : Victorian Anglo-Indian MP and 'chancery lunatic' / Michael H. Fisher.
Michael Herbert FisherDate: 2010
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Politicians in the smoking room of the House of Commons; representing the second reading on 24 October of the New Bill for the Representantion of the People of the United Kingdom? Chromolithograph by G. Pipeshank, 1884.
Wallace, John, 1841-1903Date: 1884Reference: 13791i
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The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz.
Date: [c. 1860]Reference: 28169i
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A politician out canvassing curses himself for climbing six floors to the room of an impoverished mother and her young offspring, none of whom are electorally valuable. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, c. 1901.
Dorville, Noël, 1874-1938.Reference: 17019i
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The wedding of Lady Lucy Stanhope to Thomas Taylor, a surgeon-apothecary: the bride is given away by her father Earl Stanhope, while Fox and Sheridan officiate. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.
James GillrayDate: 4 March 1796Reference: 12183i
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Swearing to the cutting monster - or a scene in Bow Street.
James GillrayDate: 20 May 1790Reference: 12176i
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Henry Brougham wearing wig and gown and holding spectacles in his hand at his desk with papers for 'Reform'. Aquatint silhouette by J. Bruce.
Bruce, J. (John), active 1830Reference: 16170i

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George Washington on his deathbed, 1799. Coloured engraving by J. Rodgers after Chapin, 1799.

Rudolf Virchow : der grosse Arzt und Politiker / Manfred Vasold.

Benjamin Franklin, politician / Francis Jennings.

A group of politicians debate at a coroner's inquest whether Lord Melbourne's temporary resignation was equivalent to murder or to suicide. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

M0003795: Portrait of Sir Arthur Stanley (1869-1947)

A sick man in bed, offered a warming pan by his maid and advice by his physician; representing Lord John Russell being given a seat at Stroud by Melbourne after his defeat in South Devon, looking for support to the radical Daniel O'Connell. Lithograph, 1835.

Sadi Carnot, the president of France, lies in bed having his pulse taken. Lithograph by H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893.

Peel about to force-feed a large tablet to John Bull in an apothecaries shop; representing England at the hands of the politicians. Lithograph by H. Heath.

M0002296: Reproduction of a portrait engraving of Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810-1895) F.R.S., British East India Company army officer, politician and Orientalist

A pair of eyes belonging to a senator. Drawing, c. 1794.

A humorous comparison between the obese Daniel Lambert and Charles James Fox, the politician. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806.

Lord Goderich shaving, and Lord Howick shoeing, a group of slaves: referring to the abolitionists. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1832.

An ape wearing motley clothing of different professions (bishop, soldier, businessman etc.), but incompetent in all of them; representing failings of politicians of the generation after William Pitt the Elder (?). Engraving by T. Rowlandson after E.S. Barrett, 1807.

John Bull presented as the Chinese labourer Hoo Loo surrounded by surgeons discussing the removal of his tumor; referring to British political reform. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.

Goodwin Wharton / J. Kent Clark.

The rulers of Europe as doctors prescribing remedies for Empress Maria Theresa. Etching and letterpress, 1742.

Philibert Orry. Engraving by B. Lepicié after H. Rigaud, 1737.

John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.

The inordinately strange life of Dyce Sombre : Victorian Anglo-Indian MP and 'chancery lunatic' / Michael H. Fisher.

Politicians in the smoking room of the House of Commons; representing the second reading on 24 October of the New Bill for the Representantion of the People of the United Kingdom? Chromolithograph by G. Pipeshank, 1884.

The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz.

A politician out canvassing curses himself for climbing six floors to the room of an impoverished mother and her young offspring, none of whom are electorally valuable. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, c. 1901.

The wedding of Lady Lucy Stanhope to Thomas Taylor, a surgeon-apothecary: the bride is given away by her father Earl Stanhope, while Fox and Sheridan officiate. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.

Swearing to the cutting monster - or a scene in Bow Street.

Henry Brougham wearing wig and gown and holding spectacles in his hand at his desk with papers for 'Reform'. Aquatint silhouette by J. Bruce.