Seven British politicians as statues on plinths inscribed with the names of ancient characters as well as their own names in abbreviation. Engraving, 1746.

Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, with a whip in one hand and a letter in the other, mounted on an ass with a human head. Etching with engraving, 1745.

Corruption in the British government under Walpole, and its opponents represented by Caleb D'Anvers: seven scenes. Engraving, 1731.

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