Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, as a doctor admitting that he mislabelled medicine bottles; referring to misgovernment of Ireland and Scotland. Pencil drawing, ca. 180-.

Henry Addington, Lord Sidmouth, holding a bottle of medicine. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1807.

A fearful woman (Britannia) is encouraged by three British politicians to resist the invading fleet of France. Coloured etching by J. Gillray after J. Sneyd, 1803.

A doctor presenting a patient with a large pill; representing Addington's concession to the City of London by withdrawing income tax. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1802.

George, Prince Regent, in uniform holding out a swollen hand which is supported by Wellington; representing the enormous amount of money given to the army compared with the navy. Coloured lithograph, 1816.

A whale with the head of the Prince Regent spouts two streams inscribed "The liquor of oblivion" and "The dew of favour", referring to his desertion of the Whigs and to favours bestowed on the Tories. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1812.

Henry Addington as a medical practitioner bleeding the exhausted John Bull, assisted by other politicians; representing Britain's strength being sapped by nepotism in politics and by war with Napoleon. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1803.

Britannia as a patient who is in danger of death owing to disagreement between her three doctors over their competing remedies; representing the weakness of Britain during the replacement of Addington by Pitt as Prime Minister and the exclusion of Fox. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804.

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[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth correspondence].

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th of February, 1799, in the Committee of the whole House, to whom his majesty's most gracious message of the 22d January, relative to Ireland, was referred.

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, Speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th of February, 1799, in the Committee of the Whole House, To whom his Majesty's Most Gracious Message of the 22d January, Relative to Ireland, was Referred.

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th February, 1799, in the Committee of the Whole House, to whom His Majesty's most gracious message of the 22d January, relative to Ireland, was referred.

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[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth correspondence].

Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, as a doctor admitting that he mislabelled medicine bottles; referring to misgovernment of Ireland and Scotland. Pencil drawing, ca. 180-.

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th of February, 1799, in the Committee of the whole House, to whom his majesty's most gracious message of the 22d January, relative to Ireland, was referred.

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, Speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th of February, 1799, in the Committee of the Whole House, To whom his Majesty's Most Gracious Message of the 22d January, Relative to Ireland, was Referred.

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th February, 1799, in the Committee of the Whole House, to whom His Majesty's most gracious message of the 22d January, relative to Ireland, was referred.

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[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth correspondence].

Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, as a doctor admitting that he mislabelled medicine bottles; referring to misgovernment of Ireland and Scotland. Pencil drawing, ca. 180-.

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th of February, 1799, in the Committee of the whole House, to whom his majesty's most gracious message of the 22d January, relative to Ireland, was referred.

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, Speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th of February, 1799, in the Committee of the Whole House, To whom his Majesty's Most Gracious Message of the 22d January, Relative to Ireland, was Referred.

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Henry Addington, speaker of the House of Commons, on the 12th February, 1799, in the Committee of the Whole House, to whom His Majesty's most gracious message of the 22d January, relative to Ireland, was referred.