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No Binding. Condition: Very Good. "HB" (John Doyle 1797-1868) (illustrator). A Ducotés lithograph pencil drawing political cartoon on heavy paper published by Thomas Mclean29th April, 1836, (16 1/2" x 11 3/8""). Depicts Joseph Hume in the uniform of a Beadle kicking over the stall of the duke of Cumberland in the guise of an orange seller supported by Baron Kenyon and Sir Harcourt Lees. In the background Sir Robert Peel and Lord Russell indicate that parliament will do the job instead of the beadle[Controversy arose in 1836 over the Orange Lodges. The lodges (which took anti-Catholic views) were said to be ready to rise and try to put the Duke of Cumberland on the throne on the death of King William. According to Joseph Hume, speaking in the House of Commons, Victoria was to be passed over on the grounds of her age, sex, and incapacity. The Commons passed a resolution calling for the dissolution of the lodges. When the matter reached the Lords, the Duke defended himself, saying of Princess Victoria, "I would shed the last drop of my blood for my niece. The Duke indicated that the Orange Lodge members were loyal and were willing to dissolve the lodges in Great Britain. According to Bird, this incident was the source of the widespread rumours that Ernest intended to murder Victoria and take the British throne for himself] [John Doyle was born in Dublin and moved to London in 1822 where he initially worked as a portrait lithographer. In 1827 Doyle began publishing political prints anonymously. From 1829-1851 Doyle published his well-known Political Sketches series, signing his work with the initials "HB" to hide his identity.] [QP].