A kick at the broad-bottoms!
King George III kicks his Broad-bottomed ministers out of office. Gillray's print satirises the dismissal of the Grenville Ministry, nicknamed Broad-bottomed'. The King had asked his ministers to pledge that they would never raise the issue of Catholic emancipation again. When they refused, the King sacked them
Picture No
11099645
Media ID
46672747
Size
4562px x 3420px
(7.3MB)
Credit
© Historic Royal Palaces / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
James Gillray (1757-1815)
Date
1807
