"One of four satires by Gillray on Rodney's victory as a blow to the Ministry, see British Museum Satires Nos. 5992, 5996, 6001. Rodney, in profile to the right, kneels before George III (right), seated on a throne, his sceptre in his right hand. Rodn...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 7th, 1782, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788, Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
"Pitt stands in front of the throne to which he points with a hand holding a number of threads attached to the noses of his supporters, who advance through a doorway, the foremost kneeling or prostrating themselves. Across his forehead is a placard in...
Alternative Title:
First levee of the new Parliament
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs, May 29, 1784, by T. Hardy, Strand
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Lonsdale, James Lowther, Earl of, 1736-1802, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Robinson, John, 1727-1802, Barré, Isaac, 1726-1802, and Mason, William, 1725-1797
Subject (Topic):
Thrones, Buttocks, Legislators, Kneeling, Crowns, Flags, and Bribery
