Catalogue Number
NMLH.1993.372.42
Object Name
Print
Title
THE CAUSE OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE NATION WHO PINCHES THE POOR MAN -- THE MANUFACTURER -- WHO PINCHES THE MANUFACTURER -- THE LANDLORD -- ... ..
Place
England & UK
People
the poor; manufacturers; landlords ...
Date
1831
Creator(s)
Grant, C.J.
Description
shows the poor man with speech bubble saying Starvation, The Manufacturer saying Stagnation, The Landlord saying Taxation, The Tax Gatherer saying Over Calculation, and The Devil saying D......tion
The Cause of the Present State of the Nation, by CJ Grant, 1831
The four men in this cartoon each represent a branch of society: worker, industrialist, gentry and government. The cartoon is a critical comment on the problems faced by all during the Industrial Revolution and specifically the negative impact of unreformed government.
(OSP script)
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