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James Gillray: The Dissolution - Paul Ferguson - 10-06-2023
The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation
1796 satirical artwork by James Gillray showing prime minister William Pitt (1759-1806) using a pair of bellows in the shape of a crown to heat a glass distillation vessel containing Parliament. In the steam from the vessel are his subjects prostrating before him. Below the furnace is a pile of gold coins. Note the wildlife suspended from the ceiling.