Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: The loaded BOOT or, Scotch preferment in Motion or Monsieurs will you ride.
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Accession number:
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31416
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Title:
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The loaded BOOT or, Scotch preferment in Motion or Monsieurs will you ride.
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Place:
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[London]
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Date:
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[1762]
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Image technique:
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Etching
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Image dimensions:
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18.2 x 31.6 cm. (image)
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Narrative description:
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Preliminary Peace with France (November 3, 1762). The "jack boot of State." Criticism of Bute and Scottish influence on the terms of the proposed peace settlement with France. Images include: Duke of Bedford; John Stuart, Earl of Bute, as a boot; Prince Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender) pushing a cart; Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain, as a zebra; William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire; George III, King of Great Britain, as a white horse; George Grenville; Holdernesse; Order of the Garter; Henry Fox, Lord Holland, as a fox; the Princess of Wales on wheels as the "Scotch State Machine."
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References:
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BM 3911
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Notes:
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Attributed to George Townshend by the British Museum. At upper left, "Brit. Antid. No. 10."
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Creators:
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Invented by Tho. Finesse [i.e., George Townshend]
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Subject:
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Seven Years' War Bute Administration (May 1762-April 1763)
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Normalized date:
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1762
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