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John Doyle HB (1797-1868)
Plate 245 Saturn - A Modern Antique 05/03/1833
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Description
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1765-1845), Whig Prime Minister 1830-34 & Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) MP for Dublin & Cork.
From "Political Sketches by HB" 05/03/1833
The artist
Dublin-born cartoonist and caricaturist, Doyle is considered a founder of the school of British satirists. Kinder and gentler than Hogarth, Rowlandson or Gilray, from the mid 1820s he regularly satirised prominent people and events of the day
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