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  • Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775.
  • Lord Sandhurst, Governor of Bombay. Photograph attributed to Captain C. Moss, 1897.
  • A half naked woman held by two men, one of whom is peering up her skirt, while another forcibly pours the contents of a teapot down her throat which she spits back into his face: representing America being punished by British politicians with the Boston Port Bill. Engraving, 1774.
  • 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.
  • Lord North and the Earl of Mansfield stand on a platform addressing a group of distressed patriots beyond which ships of war sail and sink. Engraving, 1776.