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L-d Sand-c [Sandwich] drove from his moorings or tack about is fair play
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English: Three outgoing ministers are being knocked off their seats by their successors. The ministers are or have been seated on stones resembling mile-stones, engraved with the title of their office. They are all in profile to the left, facing their successors. Sandwich (centre), on a stone inscribed "First Lo--d of the Adm--ty", is being knocked backwards by Admiral Keppel, his successor, who threatens him with clenched fists, saying, "Strike your false Colours". Sandwich is saying "That broadside has broke my Bowsprit". From his pocket falls a small paper, "List of the navy". Round his waist is a rope with a broken end, the other end of which is still attached to an anchor which lies on the ground beside him, inscribed "Rotten for want of care".


Lord North (right), very short and fat, is being knocked backwards by Fox, who has a fox's head. His stone is inscribed "Prime Minis--r"; he says, "O Reynard if I fall I shall burst". Fox says to him, "Buss Constable". By this stone He two bars inscribed "Soap" and a cask inscribed "12 Shilling Small Beer", to indicate the taxes recently proposed by North, see BMSat 5964, &c. To the left Lord Amherst, in general's uniform and wearing spurred top-boots, is seated on the stone inscribed "[Gen]eral of al[l] the Land Forces". Conway stands opposite him, threatening him with his fists and saying, "That Staff shall be mine". Amherst says, "Where's my reserved courage--oh-- its in my breeches".
In the foreground (left) sits Britannia, her shield beside her, holding her spear and stretching out an arm towards Keppel. She says Britons strike home. c.25 March 1782


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Depicted people Representation of: Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Date 1782
date QS:P571,+1782-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 228 millimetres
Width: 340 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Prints and Drawings
Accession number
1868,0808.4816
Notes

(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', V, 1935)

This print was probably published after North's resignation on 20 Mar. and before the formation of the new ministry on 27 Mar. The artist's anticipations are correct as regards Conway and Keppel; there had of course been no likelihood that Fox would succeed North as premier, although he was the leading spirit of the Opposition (cf. Wraxall, 'Memoirs', 1884, ii. 25.), the possible alternatives to Rockingham being Shelburne and Gower. Walpole, 'Last Journals', ii. 422 ff.; Fitzmaurice, 'Shelburne', 1912, ii. 87. Cf. BMSat 5963. The title of the print stresses the replacing of Sandwich by his old enemy Keppel, see BMSat 5537.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-4816
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