Date obulum Belisario
etching with drypoint, etching
Accession Number
NAM.1984-10-65-1
Description
Date obulum Belisario, 1782. Etching with drypoint after J Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton, 23 Aug 1782. Caricature attacking the granting of a L3,200 pa pension to Col Barre as treasurer of the navy during Lord Rockingham’s ministry of 1782. Barre had earlier been one of General Wolfe’s officers and lieutenant colonel of 106th Foot.
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