Not What Was Returned But Could Be Returned – To Represent the County of Buckingham and Bedford

Anonymous, British, 19th century

after November 1838 · Lithograph · Drawings and Prints

Not What Was Returned But Could Be Returned – To Represent the County of Buckingham and Bedford — Anonymous, British, 19th century

This political satire comments on Conservative party politics in a November 1838 election at Bedford, an English county town. Two rival candidates ride donkeys in a ring, one in military uniform holding a brush, the other dressed as a country gentleman, mounted backwards and grasping his mount's tail. Stands behind the riders are filled with spectators, and a poster gives their names--Brabey and Snooks--as well as their standings.

Artist
Anonymous, British, 19th century
Date
after November 1838
Medium
Lithograph
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
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