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| Picture No | 12917199 |
| Date | 1843 |
| Description | Cartoon, The Modern Macheath (Sir Robert Peel) |
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Cartoon, The Modern Macheath -- satirical comment on Sir Robert Peel's apparent favouring of Agriculture at the expense of Manufacture (How happy could I be with either), in relation to the proposed repeal of the Corn Laws. A parody of a painting by G S Newton of 1826, Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy, depicting the three main characters from John Gay's The Beggar's Opera.
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| Source | Unattributed cartoon in 'Punch', 1843, page 207 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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