Cincinnatus in retirement falsely supposed to represent Jesuit-Pad driven back to his native Potatoes : see Romish Common-Wealth., British Cartoon Print
Summary
Cartoon showing Edmund Burke, as an Irish jesuit, seated at a table eating potatoes from a pot labeled "Relick No. 1. used by St. Peter." Upon the appointment of Shelburne, following the death of Rockingham, Burke resigned from his position as Rockingham's secretary in protest.
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6026
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Exhibited: Gillray and the Art of Caricature.
Tags
Date
01/01/1782
Contributors
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
Source
Library of Congress
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