Hungry Rats in an Empty Barn, 1806
The members of the Ministry of All the Talents are depicted as rats, hungrily scouring the Treasury. King George III informs them that the country's grain store is empty. The Ministry of All the Talents was the first Whig government in nearly 30 years. The empty barn symbolises the impoverished state of Britain's finances after years of war with France
Picture No
11099635
Media ID
45698161
Size
4955px x 3527px
(9.3MB)
Credit
© Historic Royal Palaces / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Charles Williams (d1830)
Date
March 1806
