Out of Place. Hors d'Emploi, Robert Dighton, 1784

Satire: two politicians out of office sit shivering in a squalid room, that on the left writing a paper entitled 'abusing administration', with other similar papers scattered at their feet, while their landlady presents a unpaid bill for their lodging; a tattered print pinned to the wall behind, depicting an anchor inscribed 'hope'. 2 september 1784 hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: 1784. Dimensions: Height: 350 mm; Width: 250 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Out of Place. Hors d'Emploi (BM 1935,0522.1.195)