Description
He was ridiculed by opponents of the Corn Laws, earning the nickname Potato Dick
Published: 12th October 1905. Original Vanity Fair Print with the caption: Bow Street.
Robert Bullock Marsham (17 June 1786 – 27 December 1880) was an English academic, Warden of Merton College, Oxford for 54 years. Marsham was the son of Jacob Marsham, Canon of Windsor (son of Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney) and his wife Amelia Frances Bullock (daughter of Joseph Bullock MP). He was educated at Eton College, and entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1803, graduating B.A. 1807, M.A. 1814, D.C.L. 1826. He was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford 1812–1826, and was called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn in 1813. He became Dean of Merton College in 1824, and was Warden of Merton College from 1826 until his death on 27 December 1880, aged 94.
Dimensions approximately 23cm x 35cm. Overseas buyers, please do not buy without contacting us to agree shipping costs.Signed by: SPY, Leslie Ward
This print has been lightly trimmed. Will mount and frame. Comes with original biographical sheet.
