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The Green Bag Committee investigating allegations of sedition and unrest. Coloured etching by L. Marks, 1817.

The Regent approaching Lady Hertford who is giving birth to fully dressed little men, Perceval (dressed as a nurse) helps them stand up; representing additions to the ministry after the removal of the Regency restrictions. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1812.

King George IV and entourage laden with provisions, about to embark from Brighton in the Royal Yacht; representing the extravagant monarch's distressed retreat from England at the time of the Queen's trial. Coloured etching by R. Cruikshank, 1820.

The Duke of Wellington and his ministers recoil in horror from the shrouded ghost of George Canning who points to the catholic bill on the table. Lithograph 1829.

[George Canning correspondence].

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Canning, George, 1770-1827

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[George Canning correspondence].