Sir John Campbell, Attorney General, sits with his wife, Lady Stratheden, who holds up a crown of the peerage. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
- Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
- Date:
- 30 January 1836
- Reference:
- 36396i
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- HB sketches
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Wrapped around the tree is a serpent with the head of Lord Melbourne. The tree also contains the portrait of William IV. Sir John Campbell (1807-1855), on failing to become Master of the Rolls, resolved to resign but gave way to a promise that in recognition of his services, his wife should be raised to the peerage
Publication/Creation
London (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, 30 January 1836 (70 Saint Martin's lane : A. Ducôte's lithography)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 32.1 x 25.5 cm + album.
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Eve tempting Adam- in proper costume! or the garden of Stratheden. HB.
Extensive dialogue within the print
An illustrative key to the political sketches of H.B., London 1841, p. 283
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36396i
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