Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, has been stabbed by his wife's lover (W.E. Gladstone) with a sword on which is written "duplicity". Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 7 November 1885, after W. Hogarth.
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
- Date:
- 7 November 1885
- Reference:
- 565043i
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A parody of the fifth scene of Hogarth's Marriage à la mode. Left, Gladstone escapes through a sash window marked "House of Lords". Right, Joseph Chamberlain and William Harcourt enter the room
Publication/Creation
[London] : [The Publishing Company], 7 November 1885.
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 30.5 x 47 cm
Lettering
Marriage à la mode. New series no. 5. St. Stephen's Review presentation cartoon. Nov.r 7th, 1885. Tom Merry del. et lith.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 565043i
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