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Hungerford Bridge and Nelson's Column

From Cries of London

Hanover Square

The Fleet River near Bagnigge Wells

Political meeting at Smithfield, London Size:XL: 90 x 60cm Hungerford Bridge and Nelson's ColumnPolitical meeting at Smithfield, London, 1819. A meeting of radical reformers presided over by Henry Hunt on July 21st 1819. People crowd towards the makeshift platform made from a cart where Hunt sits, with his supporters behind holding placards advocating political ideals including universal suffrage.

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