Cartoon, Hercules Tearing Theseus from the Rock
Cartoon, Hercules Tearing Theseus from the Rock to which he had grown -- a satirical comment on Sir Robert Peel's intention to oust the Whig government under Lord Melbourne (represented here by Lord John Russell) and win power for his own Conservative party
Picture No
12917196
Media ID
47686537
Size
4184px x 5475px
(3.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon by E Landells in Punch', 1841, page 19
Date
1841
