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- Published / Created:
- March 12th, 1780.
- Call Number:
- 780.03.12.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lord North (left), with a sack over his shoulder inscribed "Budget", drags by a chain a large lion. The lion's right fore-paw, inscribed "America", has been cut off, and his leg is bleeding. With the lion walk America, France, and Spain. America, a Red Indian with a head-dress and kilt of feathers, holds out a tomahawk in his left hand; in his other hand is the staff supporting the cap of liberty; he says, "This Limb belongs to me in Spite of Fate". France holds out a sword in his left hand, his right is on the lion's head; he says, "Either by Policy or Force I must Obtain some limb or Other". Spain, standing by France, says "I am afraid I shall lose all my Dollers & get Nothing". Behind the lion (r.) three men advance with a flag inscribed "Associations", two of them with drawn swords; they point towards North; one says, "Let our Associations Stop that lump of Iniquity from Ruining our Country"; the next says, "One limb is lost Already by his Infernal tricks". The third says, "Give us an Account how you Spend our money". North is saying, "D------n these Associations they will put a Stop to my Proceedings at last." He is walking over documents inscribed "York; Middlesex; Petitions, and Protestant Petition" (the monster petition for the repeal of the Catholic Relief Act to which Lord George Gordon was then collecting signatures). In the foreground a large thistle is growing, emblematic of the evil influence of Scotland; near it appears part of some striped material, perhaps the American flag, but with many more than thirteen stripes."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Voice of the public for an enquiry into the public expenditure
- Description:
- Title from item., Trimmed within plate line with partial loss of imprint., Publication day and year from British Museum catalogue., and Possibly engraved by T. Colley. See British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by E. Hedges No. 2, under the Royal Exchange, Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and United States
- Subject (Name):
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Foreign relations, and History
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The English lion dismember'd, or, The voice of the public for an enquiry into the public expenditure [graphic].