The Spirit Of The Book -or Anticipation Of The Year 1813

The Spirit Of The Book -or Anticipation Of The Year 1813, A Satire On The Pending Publication Of The Book Part Of A Campaign To Attack The Regent Through His Wife, Showing A Figure, Draped In White, Supporting On Outstretched Arms The Open Pages Of A Huge Book. He Stands At The Foot Of The Double Throne, From Which Lady Hertford Has Hurled Herself; She Lies Face Downwards On The Dais, Putting Out A Hand To Ward Off The Dread Apparition. Lord Liverpool, In Front, Is On His Knees. Lord Ellenborough Flinches To The Left. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)