Cicero in Catilinam, March 17, 1785, Etching, plate: 13 7/16 x 11 1/4 in. ( x cm), Prints, James Sayers (British, 1748

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Cicero in Catilinam, March 17, 1785, Etching, plate: 13 7/16 x 11 1/4 in. ( x cm), Prints, James Sayers (British, 1748–1823), In November 1784, a year after King George III appointed him chief minister, William Pitt faced a general election that secured his claim to office. Here, he stands before the House of Commons, addressing his bitter rivals, Charles James Fox and Frederick Lord North, who squirm with anger at being forced onto Parliament’s Opposition Benches

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