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Gillray's political satires include references to parliament. Parliamentary-reform, - or - opposition-rats, leaving the house they had undermined (D12614) shows opposition MPs as rats, led by Lord Grey and Charles James Fox, fleeing the House of Commons. Grey and Fox seceded from Parliament in 1797 after the defeat of Grey's motion for Reform. They were accused of a lack of patriotism, as war with France was ongoing.

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'Parliamentary-reform, - or - opposition-rats, leaving the house they had undermined', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12614

'Parliamentary-reform, - or - opposition-rats, leaving the house they had undermined'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 May 1797
NPG D12614

Charles James Fox ('Le coup de maitre'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12625

Charles James Fox ('Le coup de maitre')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 November 1797
NPG D12625