A pair of scales; in one, which rests on the ground, sits Lord North, in profile to the left, in the other, in the air, sits Lord Shelburne, in profile to the right, dressed as a monk. North is the same fat old washerwoman with a bag-wig as in BMSat 5975 by the same artist. Shelburne, wearing his Garter ribbon, holds in his left hand a money-bag inscribed "Blessings of Peace", his right is raised as if in admonition. A fox (Charles Fox) runs along the beam of the scales weighing it down so that North completely outweighs Shelburne; he says, "My Weight for the People". Under the scale on which Shelburne sits is a tombstone inscribed, "I have met with the fate my Duplicity deserved; had I acted with Integrity to the man who had the full Confidence of the People, my Abilities might have done Honor to myself and served my country". PW. obt 1783.  1 March 1783
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1783<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1783-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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