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Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
George III sits in a small rectangular enclosure or pound formed on three sides by horizontal rails, three corner-posts being serpents with the heads of Fox, North, and Burke. On each rail is the word 'Faction'; the body of Burke (left) is inscribed 'Deceit', of Fox, 'Ambition', of North (right), 'Envy'; to the back of each neck is attached a pair of wings. The fourth side of the pound is a stone wall, on which is a sign with a hand pointing 'The way to the House of L------'. The king is seated in profile to the left on a pumpkin-shaped seat inscribed 'Preroga[tive]'; he wears an ermine-trimmed robe but no crown. He says, "I will maintain my Dignity tho' I have But Half a Crown left". At his feet lies a crown (half-obscured by Fox's serpentine tail) and a broken sceptre. The tails of Fox and North are knotted together; that of Burke touches that of Fox. In the background (right) is Fox as a fox, walking on his hind legs and leading a number of asses by a string attached to their noses. A signpost shows that they are going 'To oblivion'. The asses say "I am a representative" and "we are all trew members". This group, which is on a minute scale, is inscribed 'St Stephen's Plain'. Cf. British Museum online catalog.