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Cartoon on the British Museum
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Cartoon on the British Museum

Robert Seymour · 1833-06 · lithography; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Satirical print in which Sir Henry Ellis, chief librarian of the British Museum, is accused of nepotism by a parliamentary commission under William Cobbett, June 1833.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintSir Henry EllisBritish MuseumLower House, Parliament, Chamber
Credit lineSpotprent over de British Museum. 1833-06. Robert Seymour. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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