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Satirical print portraying John Clarkson, a horse trainer and supporter of Lord Milton, during the Yorkshire election of 1807. Clarkson was known as 'Orange Jumper' and is depicted wearing Milton's orange campaign colour, and surrounded by placards (including a state of the poll) and references to Yorkshire Whigs.

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Candidate: William Wilberforce
Candidate: Charles William Wentworth Fitzwilliam
Candidate: Henry Lascelles
Constituency: Yorkshire
date: 1807
date: 6 March 1809
Election: May-1807
keyword: Print
keyword: Satirical Print
maker: Hannah Humphrey (Publisher)
maker: James Gillray
materials: Ink
materials: Paper
place: London
place: Yorkshire