Prince William's defeat, or, The Tr-as-ry stormed [graphic].

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Title: Prince William's defeat, or, The Tr-as-ry stormed [graphic].
Alternative Title: Treasury stormed
Published / Created: [27 January 1789]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd Jany 27th 1789 by D. Fowler, Soho
Description: Title from item.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Ten lines of Virgil's altered verse inscribed below design.
Temporary local subject terms: Regency crisis -- Allusion to the Duke of Richmond's fortifications -- Allusion to East India Bill -- Allusion to Constitution -- Allusion to Declaratory Bill -- Allusion to Commutation Bill -- Blindfolds -- Banners -- Clergy: bishops -- Ammunition: cannon balls -- Guns: cannons -- Shop taxes -- Treasury -- Window taxes -- Taxes on maidservants -- Swags -- Crowns -- Weapons: pistols -- Literature: altered quotation from Virgil.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis on crowned shield (right side center) and countermark Curiers & Sons (left side center).
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection ; December 5, 1966 ;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 33.4 x 40.5 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Pretyman, George, 1750-1827
Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835
Subjects: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pretyman, George, 1750-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1789
England > London > 1789

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