The Colossus of Words

The Colossus of Words

John Tenniel

1879

Punch

Tenniel depicts Gladstone as the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Grasping both finance and foreign policy, he bestrides the harbor into which sails Reform.

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  • The Reform Acts

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