A Ladies' Race mb-code 00571007 Abraham King advances from his

Abraham King advances from his coach towards the door of Carlton House with a large Protestant petition against Catholic emancipation

Original is oil on canvas 61x21

Sir Stafford had recently presented a proposal for ridding the political system of obstruction

'Wraysbury

North Somerset'

A Ladies' Race mb-code 00571007 Abraham King advances from his'A Ladies' Race', 1872. A ladies' race fails to get under way as the female riders cannot stop gossiping. Punch regularly poked fun at women trying their poor best to participate in the sport of men. Here, the journal sends up the standard of female horsemanship, women attempting to step out of the private sphere of life deemed appropriate to their nature, and the enjoyable habit of gossiping. What is noteworthy about this cartoon, though, is that it