Title
William Gladstone dressed as an old woman
Caption
'Peace' assured' William E. Gladstone dressed as an old woman wearing keys labelled 'Suez, Gibraltar, [and] Herat', pushing John Bull into a kissing embrace with Tsar Nicholas II who is, likewise, being pushed by a woman labelled 'Empress of Russia'. They are suspended over a thin crevice emitting smoke as though it was a volcano about to erupt; a cut-away view shows a munitions foundry just below the surface of the ground, furiously producing ordnance.
Date
1885
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A19_149
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (5,8Mb) / 12,1in x 19,3in / 3622 x 5790 (300dpi)