The Reg'lar Out-an'-Outer vot drives the Hero!

May 1829

Not on view

Cruikshank, following the lead of William Heath, often used the imagery of coaching for political satires, and aimed this example at the Irish politician Daniel O'Connell, who wears a driving coat and tugs hard at a set of four-in-hand reins. The criticism is aimed at pro-Catholic concessions made by the Duke of Wellington in response to the Clare election (O'Connell was a leading advocate for Catholic emancipation and had formed the Catholic Association in Ireland in 1823; his election in 1828 as M.P. for County Clare would help secure the passage of the Catholic Emancipation Act in Parliament in 1829).

Artwork Details

Title: The Reg'lar Out-an'-Outer vot drives the Hero!
Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
Publisher: Gabriel Shire Tregear (British, active 1828–40)
Subject: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (British, 1769–1852)
Subject: Daniel O'Connell (Irish, Cahirciveen, Kerry 1775–1847 Genoa)
Date: May 1829
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Plate: 13 3/4 × 9 15/16 in. (35 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 9/16 in. × 11 in. (42 × 28 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
Object Number: 1976.602.94
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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