'The property tax for ever!!!', 1816. Artist: George Cruikshank

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'The property tax for ever!!!', 1816. A scene in the Guildhall. Alderman John Atkins is haranguing the audience on the matter of the income tax. Sir William Curtis is wearing sailor's trousers. The Recorder Sir John Silvester is holding a spyglass and the Mayor Matthew Wood is registering disapproval.

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