Gillray012 ~ 'The V___ Committee Framing a Report ... ' ~ Originally published August 12th, 1782 by Hanna Humphrey, London. This late 'Bohn' edition circa 1851 with additional print on reverse. ~ Uncolored Etching ~ Gillray pokes fun at a committee of Victualling Board, a group of friends of Christopher Atkinson, a member of Parliament, who was accused of peculation in his office of Corn-factor to the Victualling Board of the House of Commons. The committee was appointed to examine the charges against him. He was later convicted.

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