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William Pitt the younger and his ministers as anatomists dissecting the body of the Prince of Wales; representing Pitt's reduction of the powers of the regent. Coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson, 1788/1789.

A woman being stabbed while the blood pouring from her wounds is drunk by a group of men; representing Britannia's resources being drained by politicians. Engraving, 1768.

Two scenes: above, four sovereigns are seated at a table looking at a map; below, another group of men sit in discussion as King George III appears in the doorway beyond in despair. Engraving, 1769.

[Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton correspondence].

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[Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton correspondence].