A Prospective View of the House of Commons (1835), Thomas Attwood, circa 1834

Political satire: a forecast of the chamber of the house of commons with radical mps in government; william cobbett is speaker, john gully is supporting a motion that every pot of beer should hold five pints; other radicals include john key, colonel leslie grove jones, daniel o'connell, thomas attwood, joseph hume, henry hunt, thomas wakley, john gale jones and richard carlile; across the chamber moderate whigs sit in despair, lord althorp, john cam hobhouse, lord john russell and sir francis burdett. C. 1834 lithograph. Date: circa 1834. Dimensions: Height: 295 mm; Width: 373 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: William Cobbett. Collection: British Museum. A Prospective View of the House of Commons (1835) (BM 2004,0430.12)