'Essence of Parliament', 1883. Artist: Harry Furniss

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'Essence of Parliament', 1883. Cartoon marking the opening of the first session of Parliament for 1883, showing the politicians as microbes in a drop of water. At this time public lectures were being given showing lantern slides of a drop of dirty water from the River Thames seen under a microscope. From Punch, London, 17 February 1883.

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