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Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782
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Images featuring Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
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A bull snorts angrily as it tosses a Spaniard in the air and is restrained by three men pulling its tail behind, a native American and a well-dressed French gentleman cower in fright to the right and a Dutchman sitting on a barrel of gin and smoking a pipe looks on in amusement. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1780.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
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Date: Jan 4 1780
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Reference: 585026i
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A bull tied down by Scottish politicians and burdened with taxation is baited by a Spaniard and a Frenchman and treated with contempt by a Dutchman; representing Great Britain in 1779. Engraving, 1779.
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Date: Dec.r 6. 1779
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Reference: 2921460i
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A fox ascends in a balloon, descends into a pit and walks off arm in arm with Lord North; representing Charles James Fox's coalition with Lord North under pressure from William Pitt the younger. Coloured etching, 1783.
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Date: [29th. Decr. 1783]
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Reference: 36378i
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A half naked woman held by two men, one of whom is peering up her skirt, while another forcibly pours the contents of a teapot down her throat which she spits back into his face: representing America being punished by British politicians with the Boston Port Bill. Engraving, 1774.
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Date: [1 May 1774]
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Reference: 12170i
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Lord North stands on two blocks astride a stream carrying members of parliament which flows from the door of Westminster Hall. Engraving, 1774.
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Date: [1 Dec. 1774]
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Reference: 584819i
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