Hints towards a change of ministry respectfully submitted to the consideration of the ladies of Great Britain

by Isaac Cruikshank
1797

Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University Library, 797.02.01.02+

1. "First Lady of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer"; "The 'Duc—ss of Gor—n": Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon (Pitt's friend)
2. "President of the Council"; "Duc—ss of Ric—nd": Mary, Duchess of Richmond
3. "Lady High Chancellor"; "Coun—ss of Bucs—e": Albinia Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire, holding the purse of the Great Seal
4. "Chamberlain"; "Margr—ne of Ans—h": holding a long wand of office
5. "Mistress of the Horse"; "Lady Arc—r": Sarah West, Lady Archer
6. "First Lady of the Admiralty"; "Mrs Jo—n": Dorothea Jordan with her arms folded, recalling the part of Priscilla Hoyden in The Romp, and wearing a naval cocked hat, signifying her liaison with the Duke of Clarence 
7. "Secretary of War & Capn of the Guards"; "La—y Wa—ce": Lady Wallace, sister of Jane Gordon, wearing a military cocked hat and coat with epaulettes, possibly a reference to her friendship with Dumouriez)
8. "Mistress of the Buck Hounds"; "March—ss of Sa—ry": Mary Amelia Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury 
9. "Ranger of Hyde Park"; "La—y La—e": Lady Letitia Lade, wife of Sir John Lade, wearing a riding habit and holding a switch 
10. "Post Mistress General and Inspector of Mis-sent Letters"; "La—y Je—y": Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, sitting at a table on which are many letters and tools for opening and re-sealing them

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