No Rough-Ianism Size:XS: 20 x 15cm January 1981 81-0245

January 1981 81-0245

St Barnabas Chapel

Portrait of an elderly man in the lace collar and robes of an official of the Corporation of London

also showing a watch manufacturer's

No Rough-Ianism Size:XS: 20 x 15cm January 1981 81-0245'No Rough Ianism', 1866. A clean and respectable artisan tells a vagabond, who is armed with stones and a broken branch, that his type of help is not required. Broken railings can be seen in the background. Many ordinary artisans wished to distance themselves from the 'vast mass of roughs' that joined in their protests. This cartoon relates to the great riot in Hyde Park during July 1866. The Reform League had planned to hold a political demonstration