Speaker Arthur Onslow calling upon Sir Robert Walpole to speak in the House of Commons...

Sir James Thornhill (Melcombe Regis 1675 - Stalbridge 1734) and William Hogarth (London 1697 - London 1764) Speaker Arthur Onslow calling upon Sir Robert Walpole to speak in the House of Commons by Sir James Thornhill (Melcombe Regis 1675 - Stalbridge 1734) and William Hogarth (London 1697 - London 1764), 1730. A scene in the House of Commons, with Sir Robert Walpole, left, being called by the Speaker to address the House (this is clearer in the drawing at Yale), and the Speaker, Arthur Onslow, in the chair. The Chief Clerk, Edward Stables, and his assistant, Aiskew, are seated at the right. In the front row above, from left to right are: Sidney Godolphin, the Father of the House (MP for St Germains); Col. Richard Onslow, brother of the Speaker (MP for Guildford); and the artist, Sir James Thornhill (MP for Melcombe Regis).