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| Keywords: A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig by James Gillray.jpg A Block for the Wigs ”or the new State Whirligig Js Gy d ft SUMMARY Cartoon shows a carousel on which sit government ministers Charles Fox Lord North Edmund Burke and Admiral Keppel Beam in the center of the carousel platform is a pillar topped by a bust of King George III a wig and Union Jack suspended over the bust In the background two robbers lower a large bundle from the window of a building An inscription above the cartoon reads Poor John Bull's house plunder'd at noon day MEDIUM 1 print etching CREATED/PUBLISHED London W Humphrey 1783 May 5th Puns include wig for Whig and block for the device for beheading the head-shaped device for forming wigs and blockhead as in stupid person Burke is dressed as a Jesuit is reading from Sublime and Beautiful and has a skeleton for a leg D12340 1783-05-05 creator James Gillray No known restriction on publication File A-Block-for-the-Wigs-Gillray jpeg PD-old-100 Photographs of flags of the United Kingdom National Portrait Gallery London James Gillray Flags in art Caricatures of the United Kingdom Carousels in art | ||||
