Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

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• Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908), Liberal politician. Sitter in 46 portraits.

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• Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') (1844-1925), Cartoonist and journalist. Artist associated with 128 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

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This caricature is related to two Westminster Gazette cartoons of 1900 which show Devonshire slumbering on the front bench of the House. Lord President of the Council in Lord Salisbury's Conservative administration of 1895 to 1902, with a brief for education policy, Devonshire showed marked reluctance to accommodate pressures for educational reform.

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• Caricatures of politicians by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould, circa 1889-1912

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• Hats and head-attire
• Sleeping