The Colossus of Words Size:M: 50 x 40cm as England embarked on a

as England embarked on a well-deserved lap of honour

Monument to John Stow in St Andrew Undershaft

In the foreground a crowd of costumed figures have gathered

including men carrying advertising placards and a man with a plantstall

out of office following the failed Conspiracy to Murder Bill

The Colossus of Words Size:M: 50 x 40cm as England embarked on a'The Colossus of Words', 1879. This cartoon shows Mr Gladstone, the former Liberal leader. Like a Colossus, he stands with one foot either side of the harbour into which the little ship of reform is sailing. This illustrates the start of Gladstone's campaign as the General Election looms. His first attack lasted more than a week during which he delivered many speeches in public and at private events, and missed no opportunity to emphasise the failings