Auspicium melioris aevi [graphic].Kingsbury, Henry, 1775-1804, printmaker[17 March 1788]eng"Pitt, very drunk, leans against the wall of a room, his right arm rests on a map inscribed 'Gold Coast Bengal'; he points to the former name, saying, "de Claret - Claret - Claret - Tory - tory - tory." His chair (right) has been overturned, under his feet are papers inscribed 'List of India Directors'; in his left hand is the 'de-Claretory Bill'. On a table (left) are wine-glasses and a decanter of Claret, empty bottles lie on the ground."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Questionable attribution to Kingsbury from British Museum catalogue.Temporary local subject terms: Walpole refers to subject of print -- Tablecloth of green baize -- Maps: Bengal -- Declaratory Bill.1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.6 x 17.4 cm, on sheet 27.2 x 19.1 cm.Mounted on leaf 19 of volume 3 of 14 volumes.