Shah Alum in distress, 1773

Shah Alum in distress, engraving dated 1773. "A design in two compartments illustrating an article in Biblical phraseology, 'The First Chapter of the Book of Kings' and 'The Lamentations'. In the upper part is depicted a meeting of the General Court of the East India Company, the directors seated at a table on which are writing materials, a book, and a hammer. In the foreground a large man, Governor Johnston, is holding up by the seat of his breeches 'Shah Alum' or Sir George Colebrook for the derision of the other directors. In the background, behind a barrier, a crowd of men, apparently the proprietors of East India Stock, watch the proceedings with amusement.