I took from the rich and gave to the poor. You rob both

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Artist/Maker	Causton (printers) Unknown (artist)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Political poster issued by the Budget Protest League on behalf of the Conservative Party depicting David Lloyd George holding a large scroll reading 'Budget', looking rather hapless on a country path. His fingers are red and he wears a brown overcoat over a plain suit. Robin Hood stands before him in his traditional green outfit with bow and arrow. The caption reads 'Robin Hood:- "I took from the rich and gave to the poor. You rob both"'. Lettered at the foot of the sheet with the publisher's and printer's names and addresses.

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Categories	Politics Posters Printed Pages & Sheets
Object type	Poster
Title	I took from the rich and gave to the poor. You rob both (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Printed poster Paper Printing
Brief description	Political poster published by the Budget Protest League depicting David Lloyd George and Robin Hood. Great Britain, 1910.
Physical description	Political poster issued by the Budget Protest League on behalf of the Conservative Party depicting David Lloyd George holding a large scroll reading 'Budget', looking rather hapless on a country path. His fingers are red and he wears a brown overcoat over a plain suit. Robin Hood stands before him in his traditional green outfit with bow and arrow. The caption reads 'Robin Hood:- "I took from the rich and gave to the poor. You rob both"'. Lettered at the foot of the sheet with the publisher's and printer's names and addresses.
Dimensions	Height: 73cm Width: 51cm Dimensions measured 25/11/2014
Credit line	Given by Michael Diamond in memory of his wife
Subjects depicted	Leaders Taxes Politicians Folk Elections Politics Robin Hood Lloyd George
Association	Conservative
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.833-2014

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Record created	November 24, 2014
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1303896/i-took-from-the-rich-poster-unknown/

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