<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>A peace offering to the genius of liberty and equality dedicated to those lovers of French freedom who would thus debase their country. [graphic]</dc:title><dc:creator>Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker</dc:creator><dc:date>[10 February 1794]</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>On the right a grotesque figure representing the French Republic sits on a pile of gin barrels, serpents writhing in her hair as flames -- labelled Rapine, Murder, Famine, Atheism -- spit from their mouths. At her feet lies the decapitated figure of Justice. Approaching her from the left are Stanhope carrying a model of the House of Lords, a crown, sceptre and the Holy Bible. Following him is Sheridan carrying a model of the Bank of England and Fox who carries a model of India House and the royal arms. The British lion walks in the opposite direction away from the arms. Next, Whitbread hauls three barrels labelled "Whitbreads intire", the Duke of Bedford a promisary note, and finally Erskine carries a pile of books labelled "Treason / Law of  / Libel / Misprisons of ..."</dc:description><dc:description>Title from item.</dc:description><dc:description>Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>