John Robinson, the former Secretary to the Treasury, shown on his hands and knees in a room full of rats with human faces, is baiting one of them with a strip of paper inscribed, "pension." On his back is a cage baited with a coronet and "places" and ...
Alternative Title:
Apostate Jack Robinson
Description:
Printmaker from Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 6431.
Publisher:
Pub'd by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Robinson, John, 1727-1802.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Rats, Animal traps, and Coins
Sitting in the open door to a shabby-looking room, John Robinson, former Secretary to the Treasury, watches rats with human bodies crawl on their hands and knees toward traps that offer political or personal advancement. His identity is revealed by a ...
Alternative Title:
Jack Renegado's new patent traps
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 27, 1784, by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Robinson, John, 1727-1802.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Humor, Rats, and Animal traps
