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The Political Mrs Gummidge', 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Political Mrs Gummidge', 1885. The Liberal Prime Minister appears here in the guise of Mrs Gummidge. A portrait of the former Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, is hanging on the wall. This relates to both the troubles in Afghanistan which was now in conflict with Russia, as well as the British troubles in Egypt. Gladstone was known to dislike war, seeing it only as a very last resort. This was a characteristic which, ironically, he had always denounced in his great rival, and predecessor in office, Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, who had died a few years earlier. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 2, 1885.
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AR928275
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Public
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3705px × 5098px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
Afghan
Afghani
Afghanistan
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Caricature
Cartoon
concept
Conflict
country
egypt
Engraving
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
FOREIGN POLICY
Gladstone
Heritage Image Partnership
John Tenniel;Tenniel
John;Sir John Tenniel
JOSEPH
Joseph Swain
LIBERAL
LIBERAL PARTY
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Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
pacifism
PACIFIST
Politician
Politics
PRIME MINISTER
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russia
Satire
SWAIN
Wars
William Ewart
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE