Their Irish Master
Poster
1910 (published)
1910 (published)
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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
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| Title | Their 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. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| 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. |
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| Other number | 16/F10 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.185-1968 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2003 |
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