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The monstrous hydra, or virtue invulnerable
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | England |
| Description | Print shows William Pitt holding a paper labeled "Regency limitations & restrictions" encircled by a hydra labeled "Private Views" with eleven heads, among them Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and one blindfolded which may be George III, and, at the top, in place of the twelfth head, are the feathers of the Prince of Wales labeled "Ich Dien." The hydra rises from flames labeled "Pandæmonium" in the lower left corner. On the right is the headless upper torso of Lord North labeled "American War" which is spewing smoke from the neck, identified as the "Source of all Evil"; the smoke is labeled "N--H's Debts and Deficencies" and it is blocking out the beneficial rays of the sun labeled "Public Good." |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Prints, British |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Politics & government--England--1780-1790. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rulers--England--1780-1790. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | George--IV,--King of Great Britain,--1762-1830. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hydra (Greek mythology)--1780-1790. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Pitt, William,--1759-1806. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
