Picture No | 12917212 |
Date | 1857 |
Description | Cartoon, An Old Hand (Palmerston and Russell) |
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Cartoon, An Old Hand -- Lord Palmerston on horseback and Lord John Russell just behind him, on a pony, an analogy for their respective positions in the new government. Russell wants to forge ahead with reforming measures, but Palmerston is determined to lead, claiming that "I know the country!"
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Source | Cartoon by John Leech in ‘Punch’, 18 April 1857, page 155 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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