A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig. Cartoon shows a carousel on which sit government ministers Charles Fox, Lord North, Edmund Burke and Admiral Keppel. Beam in the center of the carousel platform is a pillar topped by a bust of King George III, a wig and Union Jack suspended over the bust. In the background two robbers lower a large bundle from the window of a building. An inscription above the cartoon reads "Poor John Bull's house plunder'd at noon day." published 1783, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist

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Size: 1800px × 1310px
Photo credit: © RKive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: britain, british, bull, comedy, comical, england, english, gillray, historical, history, image, james, john, kingdom, picture, political, politics, satire, satirical, uk, united, whig, whigs, wig, wigs