Doyle, John (1797-1868); HB — (Lithograph) a Contrast (Hb Sketches No. 560)
London: Thomas McLean, 1838. Original B&W lithograph on wove paper. 17 × 11.5 inches. Good. Water staining visible diagonally across the center of the image; foxing throughout; toning consistent with age; loss in bottom left corner. Signed in the plate with the initials HB. This 1838 cartoon critiques the resistance to political reform, contrasting the earnest effort of reformers with the complacency and self-satisfaction of those in control of the Treasury or government seats. John Doyle, known by the pen name H. B. was an Irish political cartoonist, caricaturist, painter and lithographer. .