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English: Political Ravishment, or The Old Lady of Threadneedle-street in Danger!, a satirical cartoon attacking Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger's decision on 26 January 1797 to temporarily forbid the Bank of England from paying out in gold, having it issue banknotes instead. This cartoon is thought to be the origin of the nickname "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" for the Bank of England. The male figure is William Pitt the Younger.
Română: Bătrâna doamnă de pe Strada Threadneedle în pericol ! Caricatură satirică reprezentând Banca Angliei şi premierul William Pitt, cel Tânăr cel din urmă ironizat în urma deciziei de pe 26 ianuarie 1797 care a interzis temporar băncii să plătească în aur, și în schimb o obliga să plătească în bancnote.
Date published 1797
Source http://goldnews.bullionvault.com/bank_england_mervyn_king_moral_hazard_092020072
Author
James Gillray  (1756–1815)  wikidata:Q520806 s:en:Author:James Gillray q:en:James Gillray
 
James Gillray
Alternative names
James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray
Description British caricaturist and engraver
Date of birth/death 13 August 1756 Edit this at Wikidata 1 June 1815 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q520806
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