Pitt (left), seated at a table, shrinks back in horror at the ghost of Chatham.  Chatham appears (right) from among clouds, emitting rays which reach across the room; his right hand is raised admonishingly, in his left is a birch-rod.  Beneath the title is engraved:
<p><br><br>'Spirit. What art thou doing degenerate Boy ?
<br>Billy. Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves shall never tremble'
<br><br>Pitt's pen drops from his hand, his hair rises on his head; on his writing-table (right) are documents: 'Tax on Women Servants'; 'on Windows', and 'Tax on Retail Shops'. Under the table is a bag inscribed 'The Budget', from which emerges a paper, 'Tax on Gloves'. Under Pitt's feet are 'Manchester Petition', 'Birmingham Petition' (cf. BMSat 6799), and 'Irish Propositions'. Beside them is a bundle of papers inscribed 'An Account of ye Rents of Houses with more effectual means of oppressing the people'. Behind Pitt's chair (left) is a box inscribed 'Money for those who vote as I please'. 12 June 1785
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<br>Etching with engraving
1785<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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