William Pitt,created the Earl of Chatham on 29 July 1766, stands on the prostrate body of Envy alongside the Lord Chancellor Pratt, as they are presented by the figure of Justice to Britannia who receives the peers with pleasure. Minerva overhead hol...
Description:
Title etched at top of image.
Publisher:
Sold by J. Williams at No. 36, next the Mitre Tavern, Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778. and Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Minerva (Roman deity), Envy, Justice, Fame, and Seven deadly sins
"Design in an oval. Used as a frontispiece to second edition (1785) of 'The Westminster Election' and probably designed for it. Britannia seated on a throne (right) raised on three steps holds out a laurel wreath towards the Duchess of Devonshire who ...
Alternative Title:
Liberty and Fame introducing female patriotism to Britannia
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Liberty, Fame, Lions, Thrones, Wreaths, Liberty cap, and Trumpets
"Design in an oval. Used as a frontispiece to second edition (1785) of 'The Westminster Election' and probably designed for it. Britannia seated on a throne (right) raised on three steps holds out a laurel wreath towards the Duchess of Devonshire who ...
Alternative Title:
Liberty and Fame introducing female patriotism to Britannia
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Liberty, Fame, Lions, Thrones, Wreaths, Liberty cap, and Trumpets
"Frontispiece from Wolcot's 'Benevolent Epistle to Sylvanus Urban alias Master John Nichols, Printer, . . . 1790'. Nichols (left) has just risen in anger from his chair and looks to the left, resting his clenched fists on two large volumes placed on a...
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
G. Kearsley
Subject (Name):
Pindar, Peter, 1738-1819., Hayley, William, 1745-1820, and Nichols, John, 1745-1826