Cartoon, A new way to pay the National Debt
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Cartoon, A new way to pay the National Debt
Cartoon, A new way to pay the National Debt, by James Gillray. Showing King George III and Queen Charlotte receiving bags of money from the Treasury, handed over from a wheelbarrow by the Prime Minister, William Pitt. The Prince of Wales (later George IV, right) seems disappointed by a note for 200, 000 from his friend Louis Philippe Joseph, Duke of Orleans. A disabled man sits on the ground (left) with an upturned and empty hat. Date: 1786
Media ID 14229724
© The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
1780s 1786 Bags Charlotte Corrupt Corruption Criticism Debt Disabled Finance Financial Georgian Gillray Greed Greedy Harsh Inequality Injustice Minister Money Moneybags Orleans Philippe Pitt Prime Satire Satirical Treasury Unjust Wheelbarrow
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