Away with Him
William Mecham ("Tom Merry") (1853-1902)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1886
Materials
Paper
Measurements
540 mm (H)360 mm (W)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1197292
Summary
Print, coloured lithograph, Away with Him! by William Mecham ("Tom Merry") (1853-1902). The figure of The Rt Hon. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898) in the air surrounded by his umbrella, notebook, pencil and roll of paper inscribed with HOME RULE BILL, an angry crowd below, the Houses of Parliament in distance. Unframed.
Marks and inscriptions
St.Stephens Review...June 26TH 1886; AWAY WITH HIM ! THE WILD MOBS MILLION, FEET WILL KICK YOU FROM YOUR PLACE. [TENNYSON]; TOM MERRY.DEL.ET.LITH. (printed bottom right)
Makers and roles
William Mecham ("Tom Merry") (1853-1902), artist