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'Rest, and be Very Thankful', 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
'Rest, and be Very Thankful', 1866. An old and weary Lord Russell is being told by Britannia that he should now rest. This cartoon relates to the eight night debate on the second reading of the Franchise Bill. One Liberal MP, Robert Lowe, was very opposed to the reduction of the franchise, saying it would put too much power in the hands of the lower classes. Lowe worked very hard to rally a band of Liberals to oppose the government's proposal. Government majorities dwindled and, on this night in late April, the House returned from the Lobbies to find that the government had won the day by only five votes. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 5, 1866.
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AR927605
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Public
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3690px × 5108px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell
AGED
allegorical figure
B&W
B/W
BILL
Black & White
Black and white
Bookshelf
Britain
Britannia
Cartoon
Chair
concept
Female
Fireplace
Franchise Bill
Furniture
Heritage Image Partnership
JOHN
John Russell
John Tenniel
LADY
Lord John
Lord John Russell
Lord Russell
Male
Man
Men
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
old
People
Politician
Politics
PRIME MINISTER
Print Collector1
Russell
Satire
Sir John Tenniel
Tenniel
TIRED
Viscount Amberley of Amberley and of Ardsalla
Woman
Women