Exchequer Collection (page 3)

Master Bull and his Dentist (engraving)
960714 Master Bull and his Dentist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master Bull and his Dentist. Cartoon from Punch)

The Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Baronet, MP (engraving)
1602187 The Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Baronet, MP (engraving) by English School

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood) introducing the Budget in the House of Commons
1625416 The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood) introducing the Budget in the House of Commons (engraving) by English School

The Protection "Dodge"(engraving)
2777178 The Protection " Dodge" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Protection " Dodge." Cartoon, 19 January 1850)

Organigramme showing the organization of government in France in the 16th century
488564 Organigramme showing the organization of government in France in the 16th century, 1579 (woodcut) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Right Honourable G J Goschen, the New Chancellor of the Exchequer (engraving)
1594637 The Right Honourable G J Goschen, the New Chancellor of the Exchequer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable G J Goschen)

Shylock, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (colour litho)
5220447 Shylock, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (colour litho) by Gould, Francis Carruthers (1844-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shylock, The Chancellor of the Exchequer)

Philip Snowden (b / w photo)
821162 Philip Snowden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip Snowden (1864-1937)

Judys Party (engraving)
819183 Judys Party (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Judys Party. The Conservative Government - with the late Earl of Derby as Prime Minister)

Representation of the ceremony of presenting the sheriffs of London (coloured engraving)
2905886 Representation of the ceremony of presenting the sheriffs of London (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, Chancellor of Her Majestys Exchequer (engraving)
2771916 The Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, Chancellor of Her Majestys Exchequer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Welsh-born British Liberal statesman
527255 David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Welsh-born British Liberal statesman. In 1908, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lloyd George introduced his Old Age Pensions Act

The Opening of Parliament, a Cabinet Council in Downing Street (engraving)
1061707 The Opening of Parliament, a Cabinet Council in Downing Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Opening of Parliament)

The New Conservative Cabinet (engraving)
1045100 The New Conservative Cabinet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Conservative Cabinet)

Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, KCSI (engraving)
1058694 Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, KCSI (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, KCSI, the New Judge of the Exchequer)

General Bankruptcy and ruin followed the closing of the Exchequer or Treasury by Charles II (1672) (engraving)
1090862 General Bankruptcy and ruin followed the closing of the Exchequer or Treasury by Charles II (1672) (engraving) by American School

George William Wilshere Bramwell (colour litho)
613282 George William Wilshere Bramwell (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: George William Wilshere Bramwell, The Exchequer, 29 January 1876)

Curiosities of the Exchequer (engraving)
1609514 Curiosities of the Exchequer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curiosities of the Exchequer)

The New Ministry, the Cabinet (engraving)
1601488 The New Ministry, the Cabinet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Ministry, the Cabinet)

The Right Honourable George Ward Hunt, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (engraving)
1588600 The Right Honourable George Ward Hunt, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable George Ward Hunt)

The Right Honourable William Pitt Esquire, one of His Majestys principal Secretaries of State (engraving)
964925 The Right Honourable William Pitt Esquire, one of His Majestys principal Secretaries of State (engraving) by English School

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, making his Budget Speech (litho)
1042102 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, making his Budget Speech (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Michael Hicks-Beach)

The Opening of Parliament, Sketches in the House of Commons (litho)
1039366 The Opening of Parliament, Sketches in the House of Commons (litho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Opening of Parliament)

Lord Salisburys New Cabinet (b / w photo)
1100033 Lord Salisburys New Cabinet (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Salisburys New Cabinet)

"Vice Versa", the Old Chancellor of the Exchequer and the New (engraving)
1055035 " Vice Versa", the Old Chancellor of the Exchequer and the New (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Vice Versa")

The New Coalition Cabinet (engraving)
1056345 The New Coalition Cabinet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Coalition Cabinet)

Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone (b / w photo)
815993 Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Right Hon)

Nicholas Vansittart (engraving)
816477 Nicholas Vansittart (engraving) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (1766-1851)

The First Question (engraving)
2777140 The First Question (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Question. Cartoon, 7 July 1866)

Ancient civic tenure custom, on the morror of St Michael, in the Court of Exchequer, at Westminster (engraving)
608263 Ancient civic tenure custom, on the morror of St Michael, in the Court of Exchequer, at Westminster (engraving) by English School

Ancient ceremony of chopping sticks and counting horne-shoes and hob-nails in the Court of Exchequer (engraving)
607751 Ancient ceremony of chopping sticks and counting horne-shoes and hob-nails in the Court of Exchequer (engraving) by English School

Mr Gladstone, past and present (engraving)
726907 Mr Gladstone, past and present (engraving) by Walker, Samuel A. (fl.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstone, past and present)

Examples of tallies from the British Museum (litho)
6013446 Examples of tallies from the British Museum (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examples of tallies from the British Museum)

Sir Michael Hicks Beach, in his Robes as Chancellor of the Exchequer (b / w photo)
1600781 Sir Michael Hicks Beach, in his Robes as Chancellor of the Exchequer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Michael Hicks Beach)

The Life of Gladstone (litho)
1615750 The Life of Gladstone (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life of Gladstone. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, May 1898)

"Trial of the Pyx, "at the Office of the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer, Whitehall-Yard (engraving)
1607927 " Trial of the Pyx, " at the Office of the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer, Whitehall-Yard (engraving) by English School

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, MP (engraving)
1607377 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chancellor of the Exchequer)

Robert Lowe (engraving)
812602 Robert Lowe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke)

Sir George Cornewall Lewis (engraving)
812503 Sir George Cornewall Lewis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet)

Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford (engraving)
964869 Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford)

Her Majestys Judges in Ireland, 1891 (engraving)
1062652 Her Majestys Judges in Ireland, 1891 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Majestys Judges in Ireland, 1891)

The 800th Anniversary of the Completion of Domesday Book, Sketches at the Record Office (engraving)
1055121 The 800th Anniversary of the Completion of Domesday Book, Sketches at the Record Office (engraving) by English School

The Right Honourable W E Gladstone, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (engraving)
1097367 The Right Honourable W E Gladstone, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable W E Gladstone, MP)

Ancient ceremony of Chopping Sticks, and Counting Horse-shoes and Hob-nails... 1844
Ancient ceremony of Chopping Sticks, and Counting Horse-shoes and Hob-nails, in the Court of the Exchequer, 1844. London aldermen performing a traditional custom

WEIGHTS & MEASURES TRIAL WEIGHTS & MEASURES TRIAL
A trial of weights and measures standards at the Exchequer, London. Date: 1497

George Goschen, British Conservative politician
George Goschen (1831-1907), 1st Viscount Goschen, British Conservative politician, government minister and businessman. Date: 1901

Sir William Harcourt, Liberal politician and minister
Sir William Harcourt (1827-1904), British lawyer, journalist and Liberal politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Gladstone and Rosebery. Date: 1901

The Exchequer in the time of Henry VII, c1490 (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

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The exchequer has played a significant role in British politics and governance throughout history. From the Liberal Election Campaign Card of 1909 to David Lloyd George's departure from Downing Street, this institution has left its mark on the nation. In a cartoon titled "The Confidence Trick. " featuring Northcote and Disraeli, we see a satirical representation of the exchequer's power and influence. This engraving from 1740 titled "Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment" further emphasizes how individuals sought favor with this institution for personal gain. Even Queen Victoria herself couldn't escape being caricatured as David Lloyd-George in a cartoon from 1911. The exchequer's impact was felt across party lines, as seen in the depiction of Lloyd George alongside Haines in another image from 1909. Beyond politics, the it is associated with landmarks like Lincoln Cathedral and Exchequer Gate in Lincolnshire. These architectural marvels stand as testaments to its historical significance. Rent services provided by corporations such as the Corporation of London demonstrate how financial matters were intertwined with governmental affairs. Figures like Michael Hicks Beach and Peter Thorneycroft have held positions within this esteemed institution, shaping policies that impacted countless lives. From election campaigns to political cartoons, engravings to iconic landmarks, the exchequer remains an integral part of British history. Its legacy continues through generations, reminding us of its enduring importance within our society.