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Collection of political cartoons by John Doyle ("HB")

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Identifier: Coll-2957

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Scope and Contents

This is a small collection of uncoloured crayon lithographs showing political cartoon, signed "HB" (a.k.a. Irish artist John Doyle).

  • No. 171 "Symptomatic of a Gentle Re-action", 20 December 1831 [on the Reform Bill];
  • No. 252 "March of Reform" 28 March, 1833;
  • No. 413 "In the lion's mouth" 7 October, 1835;
  • No. 478 "Fancy Ball - Jim Crow Dance & Chorus", 17 April, 1837;
  • No. 590 "Whist!", 20 May 1839.
All sheets lithographed by A. Ducôté and published by Thomas McLean.

Dates

  • Publication: 1831-1839

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

5 Sheets

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession no. SC-Acc-2026-0079. Donated in September 2025 as the same time as SC-Acc-2026-0079 (Two prints showing scenes from the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Henry Bunbury (Coll-2958)).

Physical Description

Uncoloured crayon lithographs. Two on white mount. Approx. 44.5 cm x 30 cm (without mount).

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in July 2026.

Subjects

Genre / Form

Topical

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Collection of political cartoons by John Doyle ("HB"), 1831-1839
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
July 2026
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379