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A woman being stabbed while the blood pouring from her wounds is drunk by a group of men; representing Britannia's resources being drained by politicians. Engraving, 1768.

Members of a parliamentary committee sit round an oblong table; above are upper tiers where the chairman and clerk sit 'framing' a report on the fraudster, Christopher Atkinson. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1782.

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Mansfield, James, Sir, 1733-1821

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Members of a parliamentary committee sit round an oblong table; above are upper tiers where the chairman and clerk sit 'framing' a report on the fraudster, Christopher Atkinson. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1782.

A woman being stabbed while the blood pouring from her wounds is drunk by a group of men; representing Britannia's resources being drained by politicians. Engraving, 1768.