A peep into the green bag - now on both houses of Parliament / [Williams] fect.

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A peep into the green bag - now on both houses of Parliament / [Williams] fect.
hand colored etching
8 13/16 x 13 inches
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2050
Published: 
[London] : J. Johnston, 1820.
Provenance: 
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary: 

From slits in a huge green bag, labelled 'Evidence against the Q...n', peer the heads of five witnesses against the Queen. Round it stand puzzled and apprehensive Ministers discussing their plans. Castlereagh, on the extreme left, faces Sidmouth who stands with flexed knees holding a constable's staff, one hand on the bag. On the right of the Bag stands Canning, scratching his head with a puzzled expression. Eldon (right) in Chancellor's wig and gown, walks off to the right, holding a rolled document: 'Rex [vers]us Regina'. Behind Castlereagh (left) is a table with writing materials; at his feet are bundles of papers labelled 'Foreign Newspapers' and 'Foreign Correspondence private'.

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