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1. War of posts [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- May 1, 1782.
- Call Number:
- 782.05.01.03+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The new ministry of Keppel, Conway, Burke, Fox and Richmond (together with Pitt the Younger) is depicted on the left riding small posts like hobby-horses, their identities indicated by numbers with a corresponding key beneath the design. On the right the members of the old ministry (Sandwich, Amherst, North and Mansfield) are shown entering the jaws of Hell, prodded by the Devil with a pitchfork. In the center is a dome on 5 pillars, the temple of the Constitution
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by W Richardson, No. 68 High Holborn London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806. and Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Gallows, Pillories, Hell, Devil, and Cannons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > War of posts [graphic]