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Title: 'Labour and Rest', 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Caption: 'Labour and Rest', 1880. Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, is the former Conservative Prime Minister, recently beaten in the 1880 General Election. The new Head Gardener is the Liberal Leader, William Gladstone, shown mopping his sweating brow. Prior to the General Election, the Conservatives had taken a number of measures in relation to the troublespot of Afghanistan. They had also proposed that a railway be build to connect Afghanistan with India. However, the election of the Liberals brought inevitable and difficult changes in policy. Lord Lytton was replaced as Viceroy of India by Lord Ripon. Troops were to be withdrawn from Afghanistan. From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 19, 1880.
Credit: Album / The Cartoon Collector / Heritage Images
Image size: 4895 × 3851 px | 53.9 MB
Print size: 41.4 × 32.6 cm | 1927.2 × 1516.1 in (300 dpi)