John Bright, Esq.re M.P.
Printed by T. Bracket.
London, Published Sep.r 1.st 1864, by W. Tebb, Pancras Lane.
Mezzotint. 555 x 400mm (21¾ x 15¾"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait of Radical politician John Bright (1811-89), holding a book. A Quaker, he is regarded as one of the greatest orators of his generation. He became MP for Durham in 1843 and for Manchester in 1847. He spoke against the Corn Laws in parliament during Peel's second ministry until the laws were repealed in 1846. Bright was a member of the Peace Society and denounced the Crimean War (1854-56) as un-Christian, contrary to the principles of international free trade, and harmful to British interests.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67842] £290.00
London, Published Sep.r 1.st 1864, by W. Tebb, Pancras Lane.
Mezzotint. 555 x 400mm (21¾ x 15¾"). Small margins.
Half-length portrait of Radical politician John Bright (1811-89), holding a book. A Quaker, he is regarded as one of the greatest orators of his generation. He became MP for Durham in 1843 and for Manchester in 1847. He spoke against the Corn Laws in parliament during Peel's second ministry until the laws were repealed in 1846. Bright was a member of the Peace Society and denounced the Crimean War (1854-56) as un-Christian, contrary to the principles of international free trade, and harmful to British interests.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67842] £290.00