Cartoon of the newspaper press, 1829
A print by H. Heath representing symbolically the fearless and trenchant attitude of the Press in early nineteenth century. Its power is evidently directed against the Duke of Wellington who is depicted on the picture held by the printing press. Note the printer's devil following behind
Picture No
10795574
Media ID
46884659
Size
4798px x 7129px
(5.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration by H. Heath reproduced in The Press and Its Story by J. D. Symon, 1914
Date
1829
