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JAMES GILLRAY. The Bow to the Throne, - alias -, the Begging Bowl. 1788. Gillray transforms Sayers' original caricature, which derided Hastings' accusers (see P3313), into a diametrically opposite interpretation of events. Hastings, in oriental dress, sits on a commode decorated with an upturned crown, distributing bags of money to Edward Thurlow, the Lord Chancellor, and William Pitt, the Prime Minister. Queen Charlotte, clutching a sack of money, kisses Hastings' foot, while George III crouches in the corner with his hand in the commode, collecting the remaining coins. Published : 1788 . Source: P3310.

JAMES GILLRAY. The Bow to the Throne, - alias -, the Begging Bowl. 1788. Gillray transforms Sayers' original caricature, which derided Hastings' accusers (see P3313), into a diametrically opposite interpretation of events. Hastings, in oriental dress, sits on a commode decorated with an upturned crown, distributing bags of money to Edward Thurlow, the Lord Chancellor, and William Pitt, the Prime Minister. Queen Charlotte, clutching a sack of money, kisses Hastings' foot, while George III crouches in the corner with his hand in the commode, collecting the remaining coins. Published : 1788 . Source: P3310.
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Author: JAMES GILLRAY (1757-1815)
Caption: The Bow to the Throne, - alias -, the Begging Bowl. 1788. Gillray transforms Sayers' original caricature, which derided Hastings' accusers (see P3313), into a diametrically opposite interpretation of events. Hastings, in oriental dress, sits on a commode decorated with an upturned crown, distributing bags of money to Edward Thurlow, the Lord Chancellor, and William Pitt, the Prime Minister. Queen Charlotte, clutching a sack of money, kisses Hastings' foot, while George III crouches in the corner with his hand in the commode, collecting the remaining coins. Published : 1788 . Source: P3310.
Credit: Album / British Library
Image size: 4908 × 3800 px | 53.4 MB
Print size: 41.6 × 32.2 cm | 1932.3 × 1496.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARISTOCRACY • ARISTOCRAT • ARISTOCRATS • BRIBERY • CARICATURE • CARICATURES • CARTOON • COIN • COINS • CONSERVATIVE PARTY • CONSERVATIVES • CORRUPTION • DINERO • EXCHANGE MEDIA • FINANCE • FINANCIAL CONCEPT • FINANCIAL • GILLRAY, JAMES • MONEY • NOBILITY • NOBLE • NOBLEMAN • NOBLES • NOBLESSE • POLITICAL ORGANISATION • POLITICAL PARTIES • POLITICAL PARTY • QUEEN • QUEENS • ROYALTY • RULING CLASS • SATIRE • SATIRIC • SATIRICAL • SOCIAL CLASS • SOCIAL ROLE • SOCIETY CONCEPT • TORIES • TORY PARTY • VISUAL AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION • VISUAL WORKS • WILLIAM PITT