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Mary Evans representing Reform Club cartoons
The Mary Evans Picture Library, a leading source of historical images, has announced that it now represents more than 150 caricatures and cartoons from the Reform Club. The Reform Club is one of London's great institutions, situated in Pall Mall, known as the "heart of clubland". Founded in 1836, the club was originally formed as a social club for Whigs and Radicals supportive of the Reform Act. Today, it has no specific political affiliations but its building, designed by Charles Barry and completed in 1841 remains a masterpiece of classical architecture, with the club's artistic treasures a natural reflection of its rich historic heritage. The original engraved pictures, with vivid, original hand-colouring, date from the mid-1790s to 1810 including pictures drawn by notable cartoonists such as Cruickshank and Rowlandson Tom Gillmor, Head of Content at Mary Evans comments, "this collection is a marvellous embodiment of the humorous psyche of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The cartoons are genuinely funny, and a wonderful, alternative route to understanding the history of that period. We are delighted to be working with such a prestigious institution."
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