A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig, British Cartoon Print
Summary
Cartoon shows a carousel on which sit government ministers Charles Fox, Lord North, Edmund Burke and Admiral Keppel. Beam in the center of the carousel platform is a pillar topped by a bust of King George III, a wig and Union Jack suspended over the bust. In the background two robbers lower a large bundle from the window of a building. An inscription above the cartoon reads "Poor John Bull's house plunder'd at noon day."
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6227
Tags
Date
01/01/1783
Contributors
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.