Britannia's support of the conspirators defeated [art original].Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist[1789]eng"The Prince of Wales ..., sword in hand, gallantly protects Britannia against the attack of three conspirators: Pitt raises a headsman's axe in both hands; Grafton, holding a conspirator's lantern, is about to strike her with a dagger; Richmond ... fires a musket, resting one knee on a cannon. The Prince wears a coronet with three ostrich feathers, he holds out his shield behind Britannia, who cowers towards him in terror."--British Museum online catalogue, description of the print for which this is the original drawingTitled by the artist in brown ink below image.Attributed to Rowlandson.Original drawing for a print of the same title published by H. Holland on 7 February 1789. Cf. No. 7503 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 247.