Shame on him who thinks evil of it., James Gillray, 1787

Lord lansdowne is about to force down the throat of the duke of richmond a part of his model fortifications which are on a dish beside him. These are in the form of a semicircle of gun-embrasures, each marked with a letter of the word '[f]ortification'; lansdowne stands behind richmond, who is seated, holding him by the arm, with the letter 'f' in a spoon which he holds before richmond's mouth; richmond starts back in alarm. The blind barré, touching the wall to guide himself, enters from the right, leading by the empty right sleeve a lean and erect military officer with a wooden leg, who holds a long spear. On richmond's table is a paper: 'morning post tuesday march 6th 1787. Marquis la. S. N; this letter if his grace thought proper, he would send him under cover to refresh his convenient & accomodating memory------ lords debates' on the wall (left) behind the table is a plan of fortifications inscribed 'cherbourg', above it is a scroll inscribed 'en le rose je fleurie' (the lennox motto, cf. Bmsat 7160). 2 april 1787 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1787. Dimensions: Height: 275 mm; Width: 371 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Isaac Barré. Collection: British Museum. Honi soit qui mal y pense. (BM 1851,0901.343)