Folly on both sides, or, A view of the political state of the nation, with the senators in propria persona. [graphic]O'Brien, printmaker[11 May 1778]engDesign occupying top third of plate shows Bute driving a cart labelled G.R. III, having just crossed the Rubicon, laden with National Debt, Pensioners, etc., drawn by ministerial donkeys including ones labelled North, Germaine, Sandwich, and Weymouth. The donkeys are assailed by opposition dogs Burke, Wilkes, Fox etc. In the upper left an overloaded boat depicts the "Commissioners setting off for America." Smaller insets beneath the main image refer to the balance of power and antiministerial demonstrations. Two columns of dialect verse beneath image, follow the title "A new gallant shew or the ministry's cabinet & minority's closet broke open" signed at bottom by Doodle Doodle Doo. A criticism of both governmental ministry and the oppositionTitle from item.Imperfect; cropped with loss of imprint and last 2 lines of verse.Date of publication from English political caricature.Publisher from impression in John Carter Brown Library."Price 1 shilg."