John Robinson, the former Secretary to the Treasury, shown on his hands and knees in a room full of rats with human faces, is baiting one of them with a strip of paper inscribed, "pension." On his back is a cage baited with a coronet and "places" and two rats inside. Other rats group mostly around the coins spread on the floor and look at Robinson expectantly. On the wall hangs a list of "rats of note," i.e., the members of Parliament Robinson already bribed against Charles Fox
Alternative Title:
Apostate Jack Robinson
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "s" in "apostate" is etched backwards., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Robinson, John, 1727-1802
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Rats, Animal traps, and Coins
