Title from item.
Printmaker from the British Museum online catalog.
"Rumbold was regarded as the typical nabob of fabulous and ill-gotten wealth. His prosecution in the Commons by a Bill of pains and penalties was managed by Dundas (whose Scottish accent was notoriously harsh); it was brought in on 3 May 1782 and abandoned 3 Dec. 1783. At the same time a Bill was brought in to restrain him from leaving the country, hence the clogs attached to his ankles. The charges against him broke down and were abandoned."--Curatorial comments, British Museum online catalog.
A later state of this print, dated Jan 21. 1783, and bearing the caption title "The nabob rumbled or A lord advocates amusement," is recorded in the holdings of the British Museum. See: George, M.D. Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, no. 6169.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Sir Thomas Rumbold, who stands, supported by his son, holding his right hand to his forehead, vomits a shower of guineas into a large chamber-pot held by Dundas, the Lord Advocate of Scotland. The pot, which is ornamented with a thistle, is full of guineas, and stands on a three-legged stool. Dundas (right), in legal wig and gown, kneels beside it, clasping it in both arms; he is saying, "I weel tak them to Lochabar and wash them in the Brook". Rumbold is shackled by two chains, one attached to each ankle, and at the other end to a large weight or clog inscribed "Sureties". Captain Rumbold, who wears regimentals with a gorget, holds his father's left hand and arm, saying "Ah! these dam'd Scotch Pills mil kill poor Dad". In the distance (left) a military officer with a long queue, probably Captain Rumbold, is galloping off (right to left) mounted on an elephant and seated on the back of a large double sack which forms a saddle and is inscribed "Roupees". He is saying "I am off - I know good manners". An Indian seated behind him on the back of the elephant holds a tall umbrella over his master's head; he says, "Me and Massa leave England He! He! He!". Cf. British Museum online catalog.