Lord george gordon, dressed as a jew, stands in profile to the left, holding an open book inscribed 'mosaic law', the pages covered with pseudo-hebraic characters. He looks up sanctimoniously, his left hand raised. He has a beard and wears a long gown with bands, and a wide-brimmed hat. He ignores two dogs who worry him; the collar of the larger dog is inscribed 'bow st. ', that of the smaller, king's bench. At his feet is a torn scroll inscribed 'protestant association'. In the background is a weathercock pointing to the east. Beneath the design is etched:
'to law & presbyters he bid adieu,
to save his soul & body in the jew;
and wonder not he stole to misbelievers,
since they of stolen things are oft receivers;
but justice their strange proselyte found out,
and lodg'd the runaway in prison stout,
lest he, mad flaming bigot, should surprise
the christians his new friends to nat'ralize. ' 12 december 1787
etching with hand-colouring. Date: 1787. Dimensions: Height: 163 mm; Width: 150 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Lord George Gordon. Collection: British Museum. The Birmingham Moses (BM J,4.115)
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