- Published / Created:
- [24 December 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.12.24.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An enraged elephant with Lord North's face runs along Leadenhall Street chased by a group of opponents of the India Bill. They are led by the King who prods the elephant's hind leg with a spiked stick. The unseated Fox, falling head downwards, is about to hit the "East India Bill" which lies on the pavement, on which a dog is urinating. On the left, Burke, having dropped the elephant's rope and trumpet, runs away tripping over a large bundle, "Plans of Oeconomy." In the background, Pitt shores up the facade of the India House with a large beam
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and A sequel to British Museum satire no. 6276, and an imitation of that print by another artist.
- Publisher:
- Published as the Act directs, 24 Decr. 1783 by D. Brown
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., and East India Company.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Elephants, Trumpets, and Chasing
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The fall of Carlo Khan [graphic].
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- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.2
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.โ[remove]2
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.2
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.1
- East India Company.1
- Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.1
- Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811.1
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806.1
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