Image of Britannia's Assassination or The Republican's Amusement, published May 10, 1782 by Gillray, James (1757-1815)

Britannia's Assassination or The Republican's Amusement, published May 10, 1782 (etching on wove paper)

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Image title: Britannia's Assassination or The Republican's Amusement, published May 10, 1782 (etching on wove paper)
Artist: Gillray, James (1757-1815) / English
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Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium: etching on wove paper
Date: 1782 AD (C18th AD)
Dimensions: 25.4x35.9 cms

Image description: Published by Elizabeth d'Achery (1742-). This is an allusion to the battle of Ushant, 27 July 1778. Pictured left to right are: Britannia's foreign enemies (America, France, Spain and Holland) running off with the spoils; a headless statue of Britannia seated on a globe holding a broken spear; Charles Fox (1749-1806) biting her leg; John Wilkes (1725–97); John Dunning (1731–83); Charles Lennox (1735–1806); Edmund Burke [?] (1729-97); Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725–86); and the judges Edward Thurlow (1731-1806) and William Murray (1705-1793), on the extreme right pull at ropes to keep her in position.
Photo credit: Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / gift of Mr. Parker Edwards / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: fight / satirical drawing / United Kingdom / Europe / American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) / war of independence (a) / war / Gillray James (1757-1815) / England / artist / art / print / georgian era / european / statesmen / conflict / england / political commentary / british / fighting / politician / caricature / military history / politics / fight / satirical / war / politicians / united kingdom / europe / english / illustration / satire / Engraving / Mzengraving

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