The Old Umbrella!!! Size:Standard: 6 x 4in 'A Midsummer Pantomime'

'A Midsummer Pantomime'

A chair mender carrying a large bundle of cane over his shoulder

An elegant lady is sitting on the back seat

South-west view of St Paul's Cathedral

The Old Umbrella!!! Size:Standard: 6 x 4in 'A Midsummer Pantomime''The Old Umbrella!!!', 1886. This cartoon shows the former Prime Minister, William Gladstone. The Liberal Party had recently lost the General Election to the Conservatives, and their leader, Lord Salisbury had been invited by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, to form a government. The Liberals had experienced much dissent within their party, with the Radicals distancing themselves from Gladstone's Irish Home Rule Bill. However, should the Liberals reunite