File:Malagrida, Driving Post.jpg

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English: 1792 caricature by James Gillray. William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (now Marquess of Lansdowne) is shown in a carriage rushing to the palace, shouting, "Drive you dog! drive!—now or never!—aha! the Coast is clearing! drive!" To the right Charles James Fox pleas "Stop, stop, take me in, stop!"; Richard Brinsley Sheridan adds "And me too! stop". In the background, Prime Minister William Pitt leaves the palace on an out-of-control coach, driven by his ally Henry Dundas, both distracted by a dove of peace.

When the caricature was drawn, it was expected that Shelburne might be asked to form a government. The title of the cartoon, "Malagrida, Driving Post", refers to Gabriel Malagrida, whom Shelburne was often satirically compared to.
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Source British Museum: online database: entry 1477424
Author
James Gillray  (1756–1815)  wikidata:Q520806 s:en:Author:James Gillray q:en:James Gillray
 
James Gillray
Alternative names
James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray
Description British caricaturist, printmaker, drawer, illustrator, cartoonist and painter
Date of birth/death 13 August 1756 Edit this at Wikidata 1 June 1815 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Chelsea Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q520806

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