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: Darchery, Elizabeth, approximately 1739-1819, publisher.
Published / Created: [10 May 1782]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. May 10th, 1782, by E. D'Archery, St. James 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: Title from item.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Temporary local subject terms: Literature: quotation from The art of poetry on a new plan by Oliver Goldsmith, 1761, v. 2, p. 147.
1 print on wove paper : etching ; sheet 25 x 36 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted to 37 x 56 cm.
Provenance: Maggs ; Sept. 1957.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25.1 x 36 cm, on sheet 31 x 49 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Etchings England London 1782
Annotations (Provenance)
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Name): Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
Subject (Topic): Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Politics and government
Vandalism
Sculpture
Subjects: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786 > Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Vandalism
Sculpture
England > 1782
England > London > 1782
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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