Cartoon study for the 'Mock Mayor' of Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Date:1830 - 1844 (c.)

Description:Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist Robert William Buss for his final painting entitled The Mock Mayor.

The townsfolk of Newcastle-under-Lyme elected a 'mock mayor' in a parody of the formal election that took place among the town's councillors. The bucking donkey can be seen in the final painting.


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1830s
View of the High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of the High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This oil painting by James Hulse c. 1839 shows the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...

1860s
William Cartwright, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
William Cartwright, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme

William Cartwright was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1860-1861. A studio head ...

1880s
Joseph Griffith, Mayor and Town Clerk of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joseph Griffith, Mayor and Town Clerk of Newcastle-under-Lyme

Joseph Griffith wearing robes and chains of office. Griffith was Town Clerk and ...

1900s
Market Cross, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Market Cross, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

In front of the Guildhall can be seen the Market Cross, which originally stood in ...

1920s
Penkhull Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Penkhull Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph of Penkhull Street in Newcastle was taken in 1927 and shows canopied ...

1950s
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Edward Bond, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mayor Choosing Ceremony for Edward Bond, Market Cross, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Mayor Choosing ceremony is a tradition in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The newly ...

1970s
Octocentenary, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Octocentenary, High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A group of people in period costume handing out newspapers advertising Octocentenary ...

1990s
Guildhall and Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Guildhall and Market, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Watercolour signed by Alf Fallows and dated 1995 depicting the Guildhall clock and ...

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Creators: Mr Robert William Buss - Creator

Image courtesy of: Mr Joseph Mayer

Donor ref:Nm.2008.363 / PAC169-88 (22/22988)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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