Doyle, John (1797-1868); HB — (Lithograph) Pitchforking or Extraordinary - Getting in the Harvest During an Interval of Sunshine in Cool Weather (Hb Sketches No. 615)
London: Thomas McLean, 1839. Original B&W lithograph on wove paper. 17 × 11.5 inches. Good. Stain mark in bottom left margin; light foxing throughout. Signed in the plate with the initials HB. This 1839 cartoon reflects the satirical idea of "pitchforking" or forcefully placing someone into a position here implying the appointment of peers or members into the House of Lords. John Doyle, known by the pen name H. B. was an Irish political cartoonist, caricaturist, painter and lithographer. .