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Their Irish Master

Poster
1910 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTheir Irish Master (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Brief description
'Their Irish Master'. Colour lithograph political poster satirising the issue of Home Rule for Ireland in the General Election of 1910. Design by George Roland Halkett. Published by the National Union of Conservative Associations, London, 1910.
Physical description
'Their Irish Master'. Colour lithograph political poster satirising the issue of Home Rule for Ireland in the General Election of 1910. It depicts John Redmond smartly dressed in black, carrying the banner for Irish Independence. He leads Asquith, Lloyd George and Winston Churchill, each by a rope tied to a ring in the nose. One has a paper under his arm captioned 'Home Rule', the second a paper captioned 'Budget' and the third a paper captioned 'Home Department'. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 76.2cm
  • Sheet width: 101.5cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Published by the National Union of Conservative Associations, St. Stephen's Chambers, Westminster SW' (Distributor's identification.)
  • 'Printed by Sir Joseph Ca.....[illegible]n & Sons Limited , 9 Eastcheap E.C.' (Maker's identification)
  • 'G.R.Halkett' (Signature; within the image.)
  • 'No.255' (Distributor's identification; to left bottom corner of image.)
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Summary
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.
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
16/F10 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.185-1968

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Record createdMarch 7, 2003
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