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Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|John Doyle|Alfred Ducôte|Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby|George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle|William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|Thomas McLean|Lord John Russell|Sir Robert Peel

The Thimble Rig!

June 5, 1839
Lithograph
30 × 38.5 cm (11.8 × 15.2 in)

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