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'A Break, losing the Reins', 1830. Artist: Anon

'A Break, losing the Reins', 1830. Artist: Anon

1-620-720 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'A Break, losing the Reins', 1830. Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington and Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel about to fall from a vehicle, hauled by a horse (Alderman Hunter) and an ass (Alderman Key), which has shattered on a rock inscribed 'Public Opinion'. Wellington's government was so unpopular that Hunter and Key (who was Lord Mayor of London at the time) felt compelled to cancel the 1830 Lord Mayor's Show due to fear of rioting.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Anon, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, statesman, prime minister
  2. Sir Robert Peel: British: Politician, Prime Minister
  3. Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter: British: Lord Mayor of London
  4. Sir John Key: British: Lord Mayor of London
Medium
  1. Lithograph
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Portrait
  3. Satire
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Politics Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2973x2191
File Size : 19,084kb

Aliases

  1. 18144
  1. p5430521
  1. 0220005359
  1. 1-620-720
  1. 1620720
  1. 18144
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