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Their Irish Master
Halkett, George Roland, born 1855 - died 1918 - Enlarge image
Their Irish Master
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
United Kingdom (issued)
- Date:
1910 (published)
- Artist/Maker:
Halkett, George Roland, born 1855 - died 1918 (artist)
National Union of Conservative Associations (publisher) - Materials and Techniques:
Colour lithography
- Museum number:
E.185-1968
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MB2F, shelf DR77, box BRITISH MUSEUM POSTERS
In 1910 there were two general elections in the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Liberals and Conservatives had almost equal representation in the House of Commons, so the Irish Parliamentary Party led by John Redmond, here carrying a green banner symbolising Irish independence, was able to bring the Home Rule for Ireland question to the forefront of political debate. 'Their Irish Master' suggests that the 'proper' relations of a powerful Britain controlling junior Ireland were reversed by Redmond's wily political opportunism. Here he leads the British Government's leaders - H. H. Asquith, David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill - by the nose.