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title: Cartoon of Queen Victoria's Christmas
author: Wellcome Collection
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21434/cartoon-of-queen-victorias-christmas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2025-12-05
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# Cartoon of Queen Victoria's Christmas

_Authored by Wellcome Collection_

## Image File

[![Cartoon of Queen Victoria's Christmas](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21434.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21434.png)

## Image Caption

An 1886 cartoon drawn by Tom Merry showing the British prime minister William Gladstone dreaming of [Queen Victoria](https://www.worldhistory.org/Queen_Victoria/)'s Christmas, a dinner with representatives of the nations in the British [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/). Gladstone is depicted as the miser Ebenezer Scrooge from *A Christmas Carol* by Charles Dickens. The [ghost](https://www.worldhistory.org/ghost/) is Gladstone's predecessor Benjamin Disraeli. (Wellcome Collection)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Collection, W. (2025, December 05). Cartoon of Queen Victoria's Christmas. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21434/cartoon-of-queen-victorias-christmas/>
### Chicago
Collection, Wellcome. "Cartoon of Queen Victoria's Christmas." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 05, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21434/cartoon-of-queen-victorias-christmas/>.
### MLA
Collection, Wellcome. "Cartoon of Queen Victoria's Christmas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Dec 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21434/cartoon-of-queen-victorias-christmas/>.

## License & Copyright

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