Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal (John Bright)

Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Bright's expectation that he might obtain a Cabinet position in the next Liberal government, thanks to a change in the party leadership. He is shown admiring his reflection, dressed in a courtly ministerial costume, as worn at the time on special occasions

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