Date:1844
Description:The Mock Mayor by Robert William Buss (1804-1875), oil on canvas,1844. Scene on the market cross when the townsfolk of Newcastle-under-Lyme held their own election of a 'mock' mayor in parody of the formal election among the councillors. The painting was bequeathed to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council by Joseph Mayer in 1882.
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The Mock Mayor by Robert William Buss (1804-1875), oil on canvas,1844. Scene on the market cross ...
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Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist Robert William Buss ...
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Donor ref:STF_NUL_PAC_150_88 (22/22259)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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