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King Charles II landing in Dover in 1660. Engraving by W. Sharp after B. West.
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.Reference: 42658i
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A bull tied down by Scottish politicians and burdened with taxation is baited by a Spaniard and a Frenchman and treated with contempt by a Dutchman; representing Great Britain in 1779. Engraving, 1779.
Date: Dec.r 6. 1779Reference: 2921460i
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A man with the head of a fox (Henry Fox) is pulling the king's sedan chair, and calls for help from George Bubb Dodington, who is drinking in an inn. Etching, 1757.
Date: [1757]Reference: 37216i
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Harold Wilson MP and George Brown MP, riding in a speedboat, are called in by the boat hire proprietor as their time is up. Drawing by P. Davidson, 1967.
Davidson, Paul, active approximately 1967.Date: 18.10.67 [18 October 1967]Reference: 2924123i
Part of: Adamson Collection
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Two Scotsmen flying on a witch's broomstick from Edinburgh to London; representing Scots usurping the positions of southerners under the government of Lord Bute. Etching by P. Sandby, 1762.
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809.Date: Sept. 1762Reference: 38090i