Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica [graphic].[ca. October 1796]engA bust of George III in an oval medallion, the profile (left) an obtuse angle, the face blank, giving an impression of complacent imbecility. The background is shaded to simulate a cameo. From behind the medallion two figures look out: 'Averice' (left), a hag with pendent breasts and serpents for hair, leans forward in profile to the left, holding up a money-bag. On the right is Famine, a thin man wearing a shroud; both are shoutingTitle from text above image.Place of publication based on subject.Publication date from Thomas Kirgate's manuscript note on Horace Walpole's impression.A date of 1794 is suggested in the British Museum catalogue, but their online catalogue suggests 1795 based on the reference to a famine.Sheet trimmed to plate mark.