A Peep into Friar Bacon's Study March 3, 1784 Thomas Rowlandson King George III is represented as Friar Bacon, standing in a magician's room and holding pointers at three circles, which represent the Constitution during different time periods. From left to right, they are inscribed "Time is Past," "Time Is," and "Time Was." The first shows the king seated on a throne surrounded with rays of glory emanating from him. Two small circles of the two Houses of Parliament sit on the exterior. The second has three circles within it, the King's being the largest, followed by the House of Lords, and the

A Peep into Friar Bacon's Study March 3, 1784 Thomas Rowlandson King George III is represented as Friar Bacon, standing in a magician's room and holding pointers at three circles, which represent the Constitution during different time periods. From left to right, they are inscribed "Time is Past," "Time Is," and "Time Was." The first shows the king seated on a throne surrounded with rays of glory emanating from him. Two small circles of the two Houses of Parliament sit on the exterior. The second has three circles within it, the King's being the largest, followed by the House of Lords, and then the House of Commons. The third contains three circles of equal size, representing three equal branches of government. Edmund Burke, Frederick North, and Charles James Fox look in through a doorway at A Peep into Friar Bacon's Study. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London). March 3, 1784. Hand-colored etching. William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814). George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor). Prints

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