A cart laden with turnips has arrived in Westminster, and is discussed by King George II and his ministers; representing the introduction and maintenance of Hanoverian troops in Great Britain. Etching, 1743.

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A cart laden with turnips has arrived in Westminster, and is discussed by King George II and his ministers; representing the introduction and maintenance of Hanoverian troops in Great Britain. Etching, 1743.