Satirical cartoon, The Watchman of the State

Satirical cartoon, The Watchman of the State. Fox dressed as a watchman slips away as another gunpowder plot takes place. Three lines of gunpowder lead towards the House of Parliament. The lines laid by Horne Tooke, Sheridan, Thelwall and Stanhope lead to doorways labelled Constitution, House of Commons and House of Lords. A satire on the partial secession of the leaders of the Opposition from Parliament. The Whigs were persistently misrepresented in caricatures as colluding with the radicals

1790s 1797 Anarchy Constitution Doorways Gunpowder Horne Laid Lords Opposition Paranoia Paranoid Partial Plot Radical Radicals Rouge Secession Stanhope Tooke Watchman Whig Whigs

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