William Edward Forster MP Size:S: 50 x 40cm showing the Queen leaving Buckingham

showing the Queen leaving Buckingham Palace

the flagships of Henry VIII

and 'Nux juglans carolinensis fructu minimo putamine levi'

he had given a speech in Rochdale when he had said that the endeavour was to make Parliament 'the honest and faithful guardian of the interests of all classes in the country'

and upper right '14' in pencil

William Edward Forster MP Size:S: 50 x 40cm showing the Queen leaving BuckinghamWilliam Edward Forster MP, 1878. Forster was a Quaker and Liberal member of parliament. He helped his father distribute relief to the famine stricken population in Ireland in 1846, and Ireland was always one of his main concerns. He was also Under Secretary of State for the Colonies and Rector of Aberdeen University. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art,