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House-breaking, before sun-set, British Cartoon Print

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British caricature showing man with musket "constitution" shooting bullets "resolve" from Treasury at man "truth" with hatchet and staff "loyality", man with axe "presumptive rights", man with crowbar "begum sophistry" and man with keys "troupes" opening lock "G.R." to the Treasury door.

Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).

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great britain treasury politics and government robberies cartoons british engravings sun set 1789 shooting caricatures and cartoons great waldingfield cartoon prints british rare books engraving book illustrations library of congress
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01/01/1789
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Library of Congress
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great britain treasury politics and government robberies cartoons british engravings sun set 1789 shooting caricatures and cartoons great waldingfield cartoon prints british rare books engraving book illustrations library of congress