Title: integrity retiring from office!
abstract: a group of resigning ministers, led by pitt who holds a document entitled "justice of emancipating ye catholicks", leaving through an arched gateway inscribed "treasury. " following pitt are dundas, grenville, spencer and loughborough. From the left, represented by a plebian rabble, is the opposition, led by sheridan and tierney. Behind are jekyll, bedford, nicholls, tyrhwitt jones, norfolk and burdett. The opposition is held at bay by a sentry with g. R. On his busby. The sentry stands near his sentry-box with the placard: g. R. Orders for keeping all improper persons out of the public offices. Physical description: 1 print: etching, hand-colored. Notes: exhibited: gillray and the art of caricature.;js. Gillray, invt & ft.;forms part of: british cartoon prints collection (library of congress). Date: before 1801.
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