Mrs. N- and her pet L [graphic].

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Title: Mrs. N- and her pet L [graphic].
Published / Created: [1836]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: "Caroline Norton with Lord Melbourne on her lap, as a lamb with human head; watching them from behind a tree is Mr Norton as a ram with cuckold's horns. One of a number of satires in 1836 referring to the scandal of Lord Melbourne's relationship with Caroline Norton (1808-1877), the abused wife of George Norton, who cited Melbourne in court."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from text below image.
Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.9512.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 30 x 44 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1836
Lithographs England London 1836
Booksellers' labels Scotland Edinburgh
Material: lithograph ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877
Norton, George Chappele, 1800-1875
Subject (Topic): Adultery
Subjects: Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norton, George Chappele, 1800-1875 > Caricatures and cartoons
Adultery
England > 1836
England > London > 1836
Scotland > Edinburgh

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