'Making decent!! A hint to the society for the suppression of ', 1822. Artist: George Cruikshank

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'Making decent!! A hint to the society for the suppression of vice. This print commemorative of Anglo-French brass and true British ', 1822. William Wilberforce standing on the pedestal of the Achilles statue in Hyde Park and holding his top hat over the fig leaf.

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Photo credit: © The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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