The wise men of Gotham puzzled, or, Great doubts about the thing!!!Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker[21 April 1810]eng"A discussion on how to deal with the problem of the execution of the Speaker's warrant against Burdett, here called 'the Thing'. Ministers are grouped at a table (left) on which stands a truncated egg-shaped object supported on three legs, two of which have fallen off. The upper part is formed of the head and folded arms of a sub-human and malevolent creature; it is inscribed 'The Thing—Die [Aprilis] Warrant'. The remaining leg is 'Commons', the others are 'King' and 'Lords'. Perceval supports it on its single leg, saying, "What's to be done with this Thing". Liverpool, much caricatured and very thin, sits on his right and on the extreme left, saying, "What the Deivel is to be done" ..."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Printmaker signature "Crk." for "Cruikshank" in lower left corner. The British Museum catalogue attributes this print to both Isaac and George Cruikshank, one of several father-son collaborations.Sheet trimmed to plate mark.