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| Picture No | 13047009 |
| Date | 1881 |
| Description | Cartoon, Intercepted (Gladstone and John Bull) |
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Cartoon, Intercepted -- a satirical comment on Gladstone as Liberal Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, with a budgetary surplus. He is depicted here as a chef, intending to give the surplus to John Bull (bulldog), not noticing that two hungry birds, representing conflicts in Afghanistan and Transvaal, are already pecking at the bowl's contents.
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| Source | Cartoon by John Tenniel in 'Punch', 9 April 1881, page 163 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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