Goody Gladstone's Gifts cross legged 'A Bed Matt or a

'A Bed Matt or a Door Matt'

View of George IV and his entourage embarking for Scotland on the River Thames at Greenwich

Men playing swill at Mulberry Garden

Original is oil on canvas 91

Goody Gladstone's Gifts cross legged 'A Bed Matt or a'Goody Gladstone's Gifts', 1864. Mr Gladstone, on the right in this cartoon, had just introduced his 1864 Budget. A surplus of 2,570,000 during the previous year had allowed Gladstone to shave a further penny off income tax, leaving it at sixpence in the pound. He had also lowered sugar duties and reduced the duty on fire insurances from 3 shillings to 1 shilling and sixpence. He did not propose any change to the malt duties. Here, Gladstone is giving