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Lord Rosebery and Two Other Politicians Represented as Caterpillars Searching for Leaves in a Barren Landscape

Alexander Stuart Boyd (1854–1930)

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In the foreground is a caterpillar representing Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of Rosebery. The second caterpillar resembles Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, and the third one John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn: both were British Liberal politicians of the time. The 'Newcastle programme' was a Liberal manifesto adopted in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1891; it included Irish Home Rule and other Liberal measures. The present drawing shows Rosebery's cabinet abandoning it.

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Title

Lord Rosebery and Two Other Politicians Represented as Caterpillars Searching for Leaves in a Barren Landscape

Date

1894–1895

Medium

black ink

Measurements

H 24 x W 21.8 cm

Accession number

572932i

Acquisition method

presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome

Work type

Drawing

Signature/marks description

Signed "ASB"

Inscription description

Inscribed "In search of a leaf: cater-pillars of the Liberal Party." Two dead and leafless trees in the background are labelled "Newcastle programme" and "Home Rule"

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Alexander Stuart Boyd

1854–1930

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