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Not What Was Returned But Could Be Returned – To Represent the County of Buckingham and Bedford

after November 1838
Not on view
This political satire comments on Conservative party politics in a November 1838 election at Bedford, an English county town. Two rival candidates ride donkeys in a ring, one in military uniform holding a brush, the other dressed as a country gentleman, mounted backwards and grasping his mount's tail. Stands behind the riders are filled with spectators, and a poster gives their names--Brabey and Snooks--as well as their standings.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Not What Was Returned But Could Be Returned – To Represent the County of Buckingham and Bedford
  • Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century
  • Date: after November 1838
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/16 × 18 1/16 in. (31 × 45.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.757.5(7)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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