Sujet
'Cobbett's Birthplace, Farnham', 1911, (1914). Artist: James S Ogilvy.
Légende
'Cobbett's Birthplace, Farnham', 1911, (1914). William Cobbett (1763-1835), Pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, born in Farnham, Surrey. Cobbett successfully campaigned for the Representation of the People Act 1832, the Act granted seats in the House of Commons to large cities and removed seats from smaller corrupt boroughs. The Act also increased the electorate from 500,000 to 813,000 which allowed about one out of five adult males to vote. From A Pilgrimage In Surrey, Vol. 1, by James S. Ogilvy. [George Routledge & Sons Limited, London, 1914]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1911
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C78_086
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
41,1Mo (3,6Mo) / 27,6cm x 37,3cm / 3258 x 4411 (300dpi)