The curtain [graphic]Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker[1761]eng"Satire on the Scots and on the supposed relationship between Lord Bute and Princess Augusta, showing on the left a plaid curtain behind which the couple are seen dancing when the print is held to the light; on the right a Scottish bag-piper plays "Scotch Vagary for the German Flute or Bagpipe" while two gentleman note that he is "sure of preferment"."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched above image.Printmaker and publication date from British Museum catalogue.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.The mounting sheet contains figures of the Princess of Wales and Lord Bute that can be seen behind the curtain when the print is viewed against a source of light.Temporary local subject terms: Preferment -- Allusion to David Rizzio, d. 1566.