Title
Satire about George III, Lord North and the American colonies
Caption
State cooks, or the downfall of the fish kettle: Print shows George III and Lord North standing in a kitchen, both wear aprons, George III has his back to the fireplace, between them, on the floor, is an overturned kettle of fish, each labelled with the name of a colony. George III says, 'O Boreas, the loss of these fish will ruin us forever', North replies, 'My honoured liege never fret. Minden & I will cook 'em yet', on the wall behind North is a map labelled 'Plan of North America'. etching, hand-collared 1781
Date
1781
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A02_301
License type
Rights managed
Available size
61,0Mb (4,5Mb) / 13,3in x 17,8in / 4000 x 5326 (300dpi)