Drawing of the Great National Petition (Chartist)
TitleDrawing of the Great National Petition (Chartist)
ReferenceFRAMED/176
Date
1842
Scope and ContentProcession Attending the Great National Petition of 3,317,702 to the House of Commons, 1842. With Members of the National Convention. With T. Duncombe. Esq, Presenting the Petition [to the House]. With 16 vignettes of places the procession passed by. Given away as a free gift in The Northern Star, Chartist newspaper.
Clearly visible are the Chartists demands on the Petition being carried aloft, and banners held by members of the 50,000 people procession, with "Reform" and "More Pigs and Less Parsons" quite central. With over 3 million signatures this represented close to a third of the country's entire population. The right hand panel shows the Members of the Chartist National Convention, with the faces of most individuals clearly drawn and identifiable. The left hand panel shows Thomas Duncombe MP presenting the petition to Commons and just in front of the Speaker's Chair can be seen the piles of sheets of the petition.
Clearly visible are the Chartists demands on the Petition being carried aloft, and banners held by members of the 50,000 people procession, with "Reform" and "More Pigs and Less Parsons" quite central. With over 3 million signatures this represented close to a third of the country's entire population. The right hand panel shows the Members of the Chartist National Convention, with the faces of most individuals clearly drawn and identifiable. The left hand panel shows Thomas Duncombe MP presenting the petition to Commons and just in front of the Speaker's Chair can be seen the piles of sheets of the petition.
Extent1 item
Physical descriptionDimensions (H X W): 46cm X 74cm
SubjectChartist movement, Demonstrations
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal location57W (First floor)