Satire about George III, Lord North and the American colonies
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

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