Picture No | 13046798 |
Date | 1867 |
Description | Cartoon, A Surprising Success (Electoral Reform) |
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Cartoon, A Surprising Success -- John Bull congratulates Lord Derby, Conservative Prime Minister, on his success in winning the 'Reform Stakes', using horseracing as a metaphor for electoral reform. Bull didn't think it would be possible. Derby's political colleague, Benjamin Disraeli, can be seen in the background, as a jockey riding a horse from Derby's 'Stables'. The Liberal Party had tried to bring in reform when they were in government, without success, leaving the field open to the incoming Conservative government.
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Source | Cartoon by WW in 'Fun', 1 June 1867 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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