'The Good Little Robins burying the Bills in the Wood', 1858. Artist: Unknown

'The Good Little Robins burying the Bills in the Wood', 1858. Artist: Unknown

1-150-185 - The Cartoon Collector/Heritage-Images

'The Good Little Robins burying the Bills in the Wood', 1858. There had been much infighting in Parliament on the relative merits of the two India Bills introduced by first Palmerston (the bird on the right) and then Disraeli (the bird on the left). In order to avoid a damaging blow to the Tories if Disraeli's bill were to fall in favour of Palmerston's, Lord John Russell proposed that neither bill should be accepted, but that general resolutions should be discussed instead. Like Babes in the Wood, the two little bills were abandoned; 'Thus wandered these poor innocents Till deathe did end their griefe. In one another's arms they died, As wanting due reliefe. No burial this pretty pair Of any man receives,Till Robin-Redbreasts, Diz and Pam, Did cover them with leaves.' From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 8, 1858.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Benjamin Disraeli: British: Statesman, novelist, prime minister, politician, writer, author
  2. Lord Palmerston: British: Politician, Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
People Related
  1. Lord John Russell: British: Politician, First Lord of the Treasury, prime minister

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

Locations & Buildings Other

People Other

History & Politics Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4946x3799
File Size : 55,049kb


Aliases

  1. 8/05/1858
  1. 0350000020
  1. 1-150-185
  1. 1150185
  1. 20
  1. 8/05/1858

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