Portrait of Edward Whitaker Gray (1748-1806) royal Exchange This cartoon depicts Gladstone (left)

This cartoon depicts Gladstone (left) and Disraeli (right) admitting that the whole matter of reform could be settled immediately if it were not for the in-fighting of the parties

Victoria subtly reinforces the notion of British military superiority with her remark that the new gun is just like 'a number we have at Woolwich'

Dedicated to Warren Stormes Hale Esq

with text in the lower margin

from the scale insect Dactylopius coccus

Portrait of Edward Whitaker Gray (1748-1806) royal Exchange This cartoon depicts Gladstone (left)Half length portrait of Gray in profile, left face. Dramatically lit, Gray is shown wearing a dark suit, barely visible, with a white neck cloth. He wears grey hair, receding slightly, and tied back. Edward Whitaker Gray was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1779. Original: oil on canvas, 750x630mm. ca. 1800