The minister endeavouring to eke out Dr Pr*ty***n's bisho-prick., James Gillray, 1787

Pitt (left) holds up the dome of st. Paul's which he is about to place over the central tower of lincoln cathedral (right). He stands in a graveyard at some distance, and leans forward, on tip-toe, his right foot resting on a rectangular tombstone inscribed 'hic jacet' and decorated with a bishop's mitre, a winged skull, and cross-bones. March 1787 hand-coloured etching and aquatint. Date: 1787. Dimensions: Height: 323 mm; Width: 243 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: William Pitt the Younger. Collection: British Museum. The minister endeavouring to eke out Dr Pr*ty***n's bisho-prick. (BM 1868,0808.5633)