Here we go up up up and there he goes down down downe [graphic].

Description

Title: Here we go up up up and there he goes down down downe [graphic].
Contributor: Hodgson, Orlando, publisher.
Published / Created: [approximately 1831]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Pubd. by O. Hodgson, 10 Cloth Fair
Abstract: A satire of the 1832 Reform Bill, with a see-saw with the Crown as the fulcrum. At the center is William IV, waving the Union flag; to the right is Lord Grey, seated on the lever, helping William balance with a scroll marked 'Union', with John Bull standing underneath, wedging the lever up with the 'Reform Bill'; and to the right the Duke of Wellington tumbles backwards as the lever breaks under the weight of him and two huge scrolls marked 'Anti Reform'.
Description: Title from text below image.
Date from dealer's description.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Laid on canvas backing.
Provenance: Grosvenor Prints; November 2020.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 24.0 x 31 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English