War of Posts May 1, 1782 Thomas Colley British This satire relates to British political factions during the Revolutionary War, and shows Pitt, Keppel, Conway, Burke, Fox, Richmond at left, urging the Devil, at right, to push Sandwich, Amherst, North, Mansfield into the flames of Hell. Behind this drama, the constitution is symbolized by a domed building, with a man in the stocks being given thirteen lashes (a reference to the American colonies), and three figures on a gibbet identified as "an English secretary" (i.e. minister) "an Irish secretary" and "a Scotch secretary.". War of Posts. Thomas Colley (British, active 1778-83). May 1, 1782. Engraving. William Richardson (British, active 1778-1812). Prints
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