Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Minister In - The Minister Out, 1782
- Title:
- The Minister In - The Minister Out
- Additional Title(s):
- Charles James Fox; Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
- Date:
- 1782
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 5/8 x 12 3/8in. (19.4 x 31.4cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, lower center: "The Minister In. The Minister Out."; lettered below image, lower center: "When the Ministry In, how subservient his Friends, | They'll wipe his Backside, to obtain their own Ends, | Hold the Pot of Convenience, their Fingers will lick, | And at no dirty Work, you will e'er find them stick, | Yet change but the Scene; shew him once out of place, | And the Stink Pots they'll empty direct in his Face; | 'Tis the Post, not the Person, they worship you find, | And when out of Office, they're soon out of Mind."; lower left: "Pubd. April 22d, 1782. by W. Humphrey No, 227 Strand."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1059
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- caricature | caricatures | satire
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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