Alexander the Great conquering all the world, William Dent, 1788

Thurlow (left) represents the world; his stomach protrudes in the form of a globe. He faces hastings, who pours into an aperture in the globe guineas from the end of his turban which expands into a cornucopia. Thurlow, his hands raised deprecatingly, says "lack [lakh] a day how you distress me". His hat is inscribed 'spain', his wig 'tartary', his shoulder 'c. Of good hope', his arm 'moorish state', his sleeve-ruffle 'france', his hands 'alg' and 'iers', his robe 'africa' and 'chu[rc]h and state', his globe-waistcoat: 'pacific o. ', 'great britain', 'europe', 'torrid zone'; his legs, 'bengal', 'ireland'; his shoes 'as-ia'. Hastings wears a large feathered turban wreathed with jewels, and a long cloak over his oriental dress. His belt is inscribed 'virtues', through it are thrust an axe, a halter, and two (?) clubs. 28 february 1788 etching. Date: 1788. Dimensions: Height: 149 mm; Width: 102 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Warren Hastings. Collection: British Museum. Alexander the Great conquering all the world (BM 1868,0808.5688)