The best pictures of Edmund Burke

Posted in Best pictures, Historical articles, History, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Revolution on Wednesday, 19 August 2015

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The best pictures of Edmund Burke show the eloquent philosopher and politician in the House of Commons and elsewhere.
The first picture shows Burke speaking in support of Wilberforce.

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Burke addressing the House of Commons, in Support of Wilberforce's Motion for the Abolition of Slavery, 1789

The second picture shows a cartoon satirising Burke’s Reflections on the French Revolution.

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Sublime and beautiful reflections on the French revolution, or the man in the moon at large

The third picture shows the House of Commons and the impeachment of Warren Hastings by Burke in 1775.

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Burke's Impeachment of Warren Hastings by Kronheim

Many more pictures of Whig politicians can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.

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