Britania's assassination, or, The republicans amusement [graphic].

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Title
Britania's assassination, or, The republicans amusement [graphic].
Alternative Title
Britannia's assassination, or, The republicans amusement
Republicans amusement
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797--Caricatures and cartoons.
Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher.
Dunning, John,--Baron Ashburton,--1731-1783--Caricatures and cartoons.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Keppel, Augustus Keppel,--Viscount,--1725-1786--Caricatures and cartoons.
Mansfield, William Murray,--Earl of,--1705-1793--Caricatures and cartoons.
Richmond, Charles Lennox,--3d Duke of,--1735-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow,--Baron,--1731-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Wilkes, John,--1725-1797--Caricatures and cartoons.
Published / Created
1782 May 10
Copyright Date
[10 May 1782]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
E. D'Archery, St. James's Street
Abstract

Depicts the new ministry attempting to push down an already headless statue of Britannia. Thurlow and Mansfield on right pull on ropes to keep the statue in place, while Fox (depicted as a fox), Wilkes, Dunning, Richmond, Burke and Keppel attack it. Britain's foreign enemies, America (shownas an Indian), France, Spain and Holland run away with the spoils.

Description
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title from item.
Extent
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.1 x 36 cm, on sheet 31 x 49 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Gillray v. 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Annotations (Provenance)--CtY-LW
Etchings--England--London--1782.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1782.
Subject (Geographic)
Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
Subject (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797--Caricatures and cartoons.
Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher.
Dunning, John,--Baron Ashburton,--1731-1783--Caricatures and cartoons.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Keppel, Augustus Keppel,--Viscount,--1725-1786--Caricatures and cartoons.
Mansfield, William Murray,--Earl of,--1705-1793--Caricatures and cartoons.
Richmond, Charles Lennox,--3d Duke of,--1735-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow,--Baron,--1731-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Wilkes, John,--1725-1797--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subject (Topic)
Britannia (Symbolic character),--depicted.
Sculpture.
Vandalism.

Access And Usage Rights

Access
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Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5987
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 35

Identifiers

Orbis Record
6767792
Object ID (OID)
11810256

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