Horrors of the Irish Union: Botheration of Poor Pat, or A Whisper across the Channel, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 by James Gillray
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- Horrors of the Irish Union: Botheration of Poor Pat, or A Whisper across the Channel, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798
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- James Gillray
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the Act of Union proposed by Prime Minister William Pitt (1759-1806) would unite Ireland with Great Britain; Britannia offering gold and money; stepping on serpent of discord; Charles James Fox (1749-1806) and supporters hiding in bushes;
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The Artist: James Gillray
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