The Attack, or The Opening of the Session - of 1801

Drawing shows William Pitt seated on a bench at far left with his foot in a bandage and holding a crutch (a presumed reference to the fact that Pitt suffered from gout) as he fired upon by a several members of Parliament, standing at far right; writing can be made out in the smoke of the guns, including "Affair of the Contract(?)" and "Catholic emancipation."