Cartoon, The Modern Macheath -- satirical comment on Sir Robert Peel's apparent favouring of Agriculture at the expense of Manufacture (How happy could I be with either), in relation to the proposed repeal of the Corn Laws. A parody of a painting by G S Newton of 1826, Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy, depicting the three main characters from John Gay's The Beggar's Opera.
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4095 x 5549 px | 34.7 x 47 cm | 13.7 x 18.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
24 December 2019Photographer:
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