The Rival Chancellors

May 20, 1834

Not on view

In this political satire Lord Brougham and the Duke of Gloucester face one another across a dining table. The duke at right says, "My friends all remark my great partiality for Tongue. – What is your dish?" At left, Brougham says "I have got it here before me,– a most excellent Calf's Head." Brougham was Lord-Chancellor of England and the Duke of Gloucester was Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

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Title: The Rival Chancellors
Series/Portfolio: HB Sketches, No. 320
Artist: John Doyle (Irish, Dublin 1797–1868 London)
Publisher: Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
Lithographer: Alfred Ducôte (British, active 1830–40)
Subject: Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (British (born Italy), Rome 1776–1834 Bagshot Park, Surrey)
Subject: Henry Peter Brougham (British, Edinburgh 1778–1868 Cannes, France)
Date: May 20, 1834
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 9/16 × 14 15/16 in. (29.3 × 38 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.757.5(9)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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