The apostate Jack R- the political rat catcher. NB. Rats taken alive! [graphic]Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[1 March 1784]engJohn Robinson, the former Secretary to the Treasury, shown on his hands and knees in a room full of rats with human faces, is baiting one of them with a strip of paper inscribed, "pension." On his back is a cage baited with a coronet and "places" and two rats inside. Other rats group mostly around the coins spread on the floor and look at Robinson expectantly. On the wall hangs a list of "rats of note," i.e., the members of Parliament Robinson already bribed against Charles FoxTitle etched below image; the letter "s" in "apostate" is etched backwards.Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.