Satire on William Pitt suggesting that he has compromised his principles under the influence pf Lord Bute. Interior of a room with William Pitt in Harlequin dress treading on the broken staff of liberty; he is holds the slapstick and Harlequin mask (also standing for hypocrisy) that has been handed to him by the devil; Lord Bute stands behind him wrapping a tartan cloak around his shoulders. In the background is an open door where fog ('The Slough of Sloth &amp; Ignorance') obscures a group of ministers; a devil points out that 'they neither can see nor be seen'. 
<br>Etching and engraving
circa 1768 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1768-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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