COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
31446
Title:
THE STATE JUGGLERS 1773.
Place:
[London]
Publisher:
John Bowles
Date:
[1773]
Image technique:
Engraving
Image dimensions:
15 x 9.3 cm. (image)
Narrative description:
Lord North and his ministers portrayed as showmen out to fool the impoverished and suffering public. Images include: William Wildman, Viscount Barrington; the British people; John Stuart, Earl of Bute, offering a crown; "Deceit," as a serpent; Jeremiah Dyson as "Mungo" (a black slave in popular farce); Henry Fox, Lord Holland, as a fox; William Murray, Earl Mansfield, in wig and robes; Frederick, Lord North, Earl of Guilford, as a juggler; juggler's booth in St. James's Street, London; John Montagu, Earl Sandwich, with a cricket bat.
References:
BM 5109
Notes:
From: The Westminster Magazine, vol. 1 (May, 1773), p. 272.
Subject:
North Administration (January 1770-March 1782).
Normalized date:
1773
Link To Source
THE STATE JUGGLERS 1773.
