The Reg'lar Out-an'-Outer vot drives the Hero!
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Cruikshank, following the lead of William Heath, often used the imagery of coaching for political satires, and aimed this example at the Irish politician Daniel O'Connell, who wears a driving coat and tugs hard at a set of four-in-hand reins. The criticism is aimed at pro-Catholic concessions made by the Duke of Wellington in response to the Clare election (O'Connell was a leading advocate for Catholic emancipation and had formed the Catholic Association in Ireland in 1823; his election in 1828 as M.P. for County Clare would help secure the passage of the Catholic Emancipation Act in Parliament in 1829).
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