File:A_block_for_the_wigs_-_or,_the_new_state_whirligig_by_James_Gillray.jpg
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TuairiscA block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig by James Gillray.jpg |
English: A Block for the Wigs—or, the new State Whirligig
Js. Gy. d. & ft. SUMMARY: 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." MEDIUM: 1 print : etching. CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : W. Humphrey, 1783 May 5th. Puns include wig for Whig and block for the device for beheading, the head-shaped device for forming wigs, and blockhead as in stupid person. Burke is dressed as a Jesuit, is reading from Sublime and Beautiful, and has a skeleton for a leg. |
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