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Insects with the heads of humans assail a bee hive as ministerial bees emerge to defend the Treasury bench. Line block after J. Gillray, 1873.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 1873Reference: 603166i
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A large balloon representing the British national debt placed on top of the Stock Exchange in London. Aquatint by F. Jukes after Elizabeth Henrietta Phelps after William Phelps.
Phelps, William, active 1780-1785.Date: July 1. 1785Reference: 31502i- Pictures
King George III and Queen Charlotte stand before the open gate of the Treasury from which William Pitt the younger has just wheeled a wheelbarrow laden with money bags one of which he hands to the King. Line block after J. Gillray.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 1873Reference: 603163i