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Tom Merry - O! What a Surprise! with apologies to the barrister'. A 19th Century Hand-colored Cartoon taking Pun at British Prime Minister Gladstone’s Liberal Policy O! What a Surprise! with apologies to the barrister by Tom Merry Signed in English bottom right, One print in a series, taking pun on the proposed Newcastle Programme, a “radical programme” put forward by the National Liberal Federation in Great Britain, led by Joseph Chamberlain, involving Home Rule for Ireland, reform of the House of Lords, and other measures. The series envisages disastrous results in the event of the programme being implemented. Printed and published by the Publishing Company Limited, October 31st, 1891. Framed Image Size: 29 x 45.2 cm (11.4 x 17.7 inches) Frame Size: 38.7 x 56.5 cm (15.2 x 22.2 inches) Excellent Condition Provenance: Keywords: India, Indian colonial, Early Print