Irish Stew: Not All Hot – Rather Too Much So
This political satire published by Fores comments on political responses to the Irish Potato Famine. A man standing at left with a spoon (probably William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne, prime minister 1834-41) says "That's the Irish fashion, its reckoned an amendment," while others seated at a table near a huge basin labeled "Irish Stew à la Normande" say "The Taters want skinned and the Peel has nearly choked me," "There don't seem to be enough Lambs Head in it or it would be more palatable," and "This will nearly settle our Hash its so scalding hot." Sir Robert Peel was the leader of the Conservative Party in Parliament and became prime minister in 1841, and the dialogue references the rivalry between Peel and Melbourne (Lamb).
Artwork Details
- Title: Irish Stew: Not All Hot – Rather Too Much So
- Series/Portfolio: Political Sketches by Foz, No. 3
- Publisher: Mssrs. Fores (London)
- Date: ca. 1840
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 13/16 × 17 1/4 in. (30 × 43.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.757.5(54)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Mssrs. Fores
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ca. 1834
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