Strangling the Monster Bents carrying a large basket covered

carrying a large basket covered by a cloth

The Birth of Venus'

The Trial of Thomas Wentworth

Found in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery

Strangling the Monster Bents carrying a large basket covered'Strangling the Monster', 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, is seen strangling the three headed monster of the Irish Land League. This follows the introduction of the Protection of Person and Property Bill by the Liberal Chief Secretary for Ireland, William Forster. It proposed the arrest and custody of anyone suspected of complicity in agrarian outrages. There had certainly been much violence and unrest in Ireland, and Mr Forster gave