The March of Folly (38 page)

7. Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, from the studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1771
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8. The distractions of great estate—racehorses belonging to Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, exercising under the eye of the Duke and Duchess, by George Stubbs, 1761
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9. “Oh God, it is all over!” Frederick, Lord North, by Nathaniel Dance, C.1770
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10. “Wilful blindness”. Lord George Germain, engraving after George Romney
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11.
(RIGHT
) The Able Doctor,
engraving from the
London Magazine,
1 May, 1774. Lord North, with the Boston Port Bill protruding from his pocket, endeavors to pour tea down the throat of America, who ejects it in a stream into his face. America is held down at the ankles by Lord Sandwich, who lewdly peers under her skirts, and by Lord Mansfield in wig and judge’s robes. On the left, figures representing France and Spain watch with interest while Britannia covers her eyes. On the floor lies a torn document inscribed “Boston Petition”
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The Wise Men of Gotham and Their Goose
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mezzotint, published 16 February 1776. Ministers slaughter the goose that lays the golden egg, overlooked by a picture on the wall of the British lion sound asleep. On either side of the picture are verses explaining the fable, which include the couplet “And more their Folly to compleat/They stampt upon her Wings and Feet” On the ground is a map labeled “North America” on which the dog urinates
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1. Cartoon by Fitzpatrick, 8 June 1954
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2. Cartoon by Mauldin 25 November 1964
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3. Cartoon by Herblock, 21 July 1966
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4. Cartoon by Oliphant, 7 March 1969
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5. Cartoon by Sanders, 14 March 1972
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6. Cartoon by Auth, 1972
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