engraving / The Humble Candidate, Daniel O'Connell, 1828

Daniel O'Connell, 1828. Political cartoon, titled 'The Humble Candidate', depicting O'Connell kneeling in Ennis before Bishop McMahon. Published in London by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket. Slogans and banners among the crowd. Relates to the 1828 Clare Election and the question of Catholic Emancipation. HH:1937.34.3.1-8. Engravings of historic interest. Irish Political Cartoons Nineteenth Century.;