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Billy's Babel, 30 May 1791

 Item — Box: LF104/1 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/1/36

Scope and Contents

Anonymous artist. Political satire; a figure of Britannia lies under a tower of bricks, each labelled with a tax, her head on a sack marked 'Budget', exclaiming "'Tis More Than I can Bear"; to the left are the Archbishop of Cantebury, saying "Blessed is he who Buildeth on a good foundation ...", and Pitt, saying "My Yoke is Easy and my Burden light"; to the right is a figure with a magnifying glass, exclaiming on the size of the tower, and a dog with a man's face and a scholar's cap. Hand-coloured etching. Description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: 30 May 1791

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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