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Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, as a doctor admitting that he mislabelled medicine bottles; referring to misgovernment of Ireland and Scotland. Pencil drawing, ca. 180-.
Date: [180?-]Reference: 24967i- Pictures
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Henry Addington, Lord Sidmouth, holding a bottle of medicine. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1807.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: [May 1807]Reference: 10785i- Pictures
Henry Addington, as Prime Minister, stands in profile in the House of Commons surrounded by his ministers on the left and the Speaker to the right. Etching by J. Gillray.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: [1830]Reference: 585513i- Pictures
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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.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: 29 March 1802Reference: 12189i- Pictures
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.
Sneyd, John.Date: 14 March 1803Reference: 12191i- Pictures
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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.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 2 May 1803Reference: 12193i- Pictures
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.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 20 May 1804Reference: 12194i- Pictures
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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.
Date: [August 1816?]Reference: 12213i- Pictures
The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised land, but really to hell. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1806.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: Feb.y 8th 1806Reference: 533358i- Pictures
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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.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878Date: 1812Reference: 38413i- Pictures
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The Regent approaching Lady Hertford who is giving birth to fully dressed little men, Perceval (dressed as a nurse) helps them stand up; representing additions to the ministry after the removal of the Regency restrictions. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1812.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: 30 March 1812Reference: 12208i- Pictures
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A large man in bed after giving birth to a mouse; referring to the Duke of Buckingham's attempt to introduce his own 'Reform Bill' which excluded disenfranchisement. Coloured lithograph by J.Doyle, 1832.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: [23 April 1832]Reference: 12237iPart of: HB Sketches- Pictures
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King George IV and entourage laden with provisions, about to embark from Brighton in the Royal Yacht; representing the extravagant monarch's distressed retreat from England at the time of the Queen's trial. Coloured etching by R. Cruikshank, 1820.
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856.Date: September 1820Reference: 12215i- Pictures
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Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Aquatint after J. Gillray, 1806.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Reference: 12202i- Pictures
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Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1806.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 28 July 1806Reference: 12199i