A peep into Friar Bacon's study [graphic].Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[3 March 1784]engIn a room reminiscent of a magician's study, the King, dressed in a cloak as Friar Bacon (a necromancer of popular fable), evokes visions of the royal power while the brazen head speaks. Each vision is represented by a large medallion inscribed, "Constitution," and shows a different balance of power between the king and both houses of Parliament. On the left, Fox, Burke, and North, peek in through an open door, appearing alarmed. On the right, a number of men walk down the "back stairs." The first of them, carrying a conspirator's lantern and led by the devil, is Lord TempleTitle etched below image.Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.Mounted to 28 x 41 cm.