Blessed Effects of Venality,1776,George III,Privy Council,England,Corruption

Title: The blessed effects of venality
Date Created/Published: [London] : Pubd. as ye Act directs, 1776 May 1.
Summary: Print shows a man, possibly George III, chopping a leg 'Commons' of a three-legged stool, 'Lords' and 'Privy Council' being the other two legs, which may represent the Parliament and its openness to corruption, especially in regards to its policies toward the American colonies; Britannia has fallen into a slumber, a man representing Holland is standing facing out with his hands in his pockets, Spain and France, discuss the activity taking place in the background. The London Magazine, 1776 (April), p. 171.
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5333. British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 698.
Subjects:
Politics & government--England--1770-1780.
Corruption--England--1770-1780.
Britannia (Symbolic character)--1770-1780.
International relations--Spain--1770-1780.
International relations--France--1770-1780.
International relations--Netherlands--1770-1780.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Cartoons (Commentary)--British--1770-1780.
Intaglio prints--British--1770-1780.
Periodical illustrations--1770-1780
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