The Borough Mongers Strangled in the Tower April 26, 1810 Thomas Rowlandson Sir Francis Burdett stands in a stone archway, gripping the necks of "borough-mongers" in each hand. The man at right has a paper in his pocket that says, "Burrows in Cornwall Bought an Sold Apply to" and he holds a bag of "Extortion Money" while a bag inscribed "Bribery and Corruption" drops from his other hand. The other man has a paper in his pocket that says, "Rotten Bourough to be Disposed of" and has dropped money bags inscribed "Rapine" and "Drainings from the hard hand of the industrious Poor." Another man lies
The Borough Mongers Strangled in the Tower April 26, 1810 Thomas Rowlandson Sir Francis Burdett stands in a stone archway, gripping the necks of "borough-mongers" in each hand. The man at right has a paper in his pocket that says, "Burrows in Cornwall Bought an Sold Apply to" and he holds a bag of "Extortion Money" while a bag inscribed "Bribery and Corruption" drops from his other hand. The other man has a paper in his pocket that says, "Rotten Bourough to be Disposed of" and has dropped money bags inscribed "Rapine" and "Drainings from the hard hand of the industrious Poor." Another man lies on the ground at The Borough Mongers Strangled in the Tower. "Tegg's Caricatures". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London). April 26, 1810. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776–1846). Prints
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