The political black-smiths [graphic].[after 1 March 1776]engIn a blacksmith's shop, the Earl of Mansfield forges links of a chain, with Lord North on the left holding his lorgnette in his left hand, with "An Act for prohibiting trade" in his right hand. Lord Sandwich stands to North's left, holding hammer and anchor, with Bute behind them working the bellows and George III looking in the window at the leftTitle from item.Imperfect; sheet trimmed.Probably a variant of no. 5328 "The State blacksmiths forging fetters for the Americans" in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.