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1. The West-tr candidate coming north about the geese [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- March 31, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.03.31.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- A flock of geese, i.e., Westminster electors, chants Fox's name and pecks at grains thrown them by Lord North from the purse "Treasury grains" he is holding under his arm. Next to him, a smiling Charles Fox, with a "list of voters" in his hand, promises the geese "anything for your votes." Behind them, Edmund Burke holds a flag inscribed, "for the liberty of the flock." Standing behind the geese is William Pitt who declares himself their guardian against the "wolves in sheeps cloathing."
- Alternative Title:
- Westminster candidate coming north about the geese
- Description:
- Title from etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 26 x 33 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the Act directs by S. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, England, and Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Political elections, Geese, Bribery, and Corruption
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The West-tr candidate coming north about the geese [graphic].
