Provenance: The British Library, gift of Janet and Petronella Burnett-Brown, 1 March 2006 Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock Abbey, National Trust (00664); Talbot Album No. 5 Album presented to Talbot's daughter, Matilda, 25 Feb 1851 (small/diminished prints)
The original satirical lithograph was published on 14 September 1840, which means that Talbot's photograph of it must have been taken some time after that date. The context of John (HB) Doyle in the political satire of the day is described here.