27420 (xiii) 36 Artwork

The Parliament Collection:
Cartoon of an old man in a lion skin (the Premier) sitting in an elaborate chair on which is written [parlia]ment. On the ground is written Cape Colony. He is being pelted with stones, bricks and pots. (Part of a collection, see 27420 (xiii)) "And straightway, thick as hailstones, Came whizzing through the air Pebbles, and bricks, and potsherds All round the curule chair " - Lays of Ancient Rome