Strangling the Monster Bents The Birth of Venus'

The Birth of Venus'

The soldiers can be seen pulling two cannons on the right

Found in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery

View of the Old Fountain Inn

An obese alderman eats gluttonously

Strangling the Monster Bents The Birth of Venus''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