It decorates a printed list of lottery schemes for raising sums of from one to five millions, the prizes being annuities of from £20,000 to £2 a year, the tickets costing from £100 to £20. Two marginal columns of explanatory text headed "Plate the Second. To the Public", show that the schemes are not ironical.
<p><br>A lottery wheel stands on the right surmounted by a crown, on two panels is an "A", that on the right being surmounted by a crown. The third panel (left) is concealed by Fortune, a woman in pseudo-classical draperies, who holds up a scroll inscribed "20:000£" which she has just drawn; she is blindfolded; her right hand rests upon a coach-wheel. A coach drives off (left), a fortunate couple seated inside it clasp hands; the lady holds a scroll inscribed "10,000£ Pr annum for our Lives". The footman behind the coach waves his hat, a scroll coming from his mouth is inscribed "50£ Pr Annum". Between the coach and the lottery-wheel prize-winners are dancing in glee, scrolls coming from their hands or mouths showing what prizes they have won; a woman in a cap and apron waves "1000£ P. Annum"; a man waves his hat and a scroll inscribed "5000£ Pr Annum". Figures in the background have won "2000£ ..., 40£ .. ., 100£ .. ., 100£ .. ., 400£ ..., 5£ Pr Annum". 1 November 1780
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<br>Etching with letterpress text at sides
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<p>Published by: William Phelps
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<dl><dd>Published by: John Almon</dd>
<dd>Published by: Elizabeth Bull</dd>
<dd>Published by: Edward Hedges</dd>
<dd>Published by: John Matthews</dd></dl></div>
1780<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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