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| Picture No | 12917211 |
| Date | 1857 |
| Description | Cartoon, Swell Mob at the Opening of Parliament |
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Cartoon, Swell Mob at the Opening of Parliament -- satirical comment on Conservative MPs such as Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Derby, 'waiting for a party', in other words hoping to attract members of the Peelite faction to strengthen their ranks. Their rival, Lord Palmerston, had just won a general election for the Whig party.
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| Source | Cartoon by John Tenniel in ‘Punch’, 7 February 1857, page 55 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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