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[Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool.] The Devil to Pay or Pam be Civil.
[by George Cruikshank.]
Published September 1812 by Y.Z. & Sold by Clinch Princes Street Soho.
Coloured etching. Sheet 200 x 275mm (8 x 10¾"). Trimmed into printed border.
Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson caricatured as 'Pam' ('Pamphile', the knave of clubs), having to borrow money from London banker, Sir Walter Stirling, to give to Francis Rawdon-Hastings, who was about to be appointed Governor-General of India. In five-card loo, 'Pam' is always the highest card; however the leader of the ace of trumps asks the holder of Pam to pass the trick, saying 'Pam be civil'.
BM Satires: 11900.
[Ref: 56023] £190.00
Published September 1812 by Y.Z. & Sold by Clinch Princes Street Soho.
Coloured etching. Sheet 200 x 275mm (8 x 10¾"). Trimmed into printed border.
Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson caricatured as 'Pam' ('Pamphile', the knave of clubs), having to borrow money from London banker, Sir Walter Stirling, to give to Francis Rawdon-Hastings, who was about to be appointed Governor-General of India. In five-card loo, 'Pam' is always the highest card; however the leader of the ace of trumps asks the holder of Pam to pass the trick, saying 'Pam be civil'.
BM Satires: 11900.
[Ref: 56023] £190.00