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Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
The thistle represents the Scottish Order of the Thistle. Dancing a Scottish reel round it are (left) the Earl of Bute; (centre) Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, holding a quizzing glass; and (right) William Murray, Lord chief justice and subsequently 1st Earl of Mansfield, holding the "Quebec Bill" (which had become the Quebec Act in June 1774)
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