COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
mediaCollectionId
JCBMAPS~2~2
JCB Political Cartoons
Collection
true
Accession number:
31537
accession_number
31537
Accession number
false
Title:
BRITANIA'S ASSASSINATION. or --- The Republicans Amusement.
title
BRITANIA'S ASSASSINATION. or --- The Republicans Amusement.
Title
false
Place:
[London]
place
[London]
Place
false
Publisher:
Pubd. . . . by E[lizabeth] D'Achery St James St.
publisher
Pubd. . . . by E[lizabeth] D'Achery St James St.
Publisher
false
Date:
1782. May 10th
date
1782. May 10th
Date
false
Image technique:
Etching, colored.
image_technique
Etching, colored.
Image technique
false
Image dimensions:
21.6 x 34.4 cm.
image_dimensions
21.6 x 34.4 cm.
Image dimensions
false
Narrative description:
Britannia, assassinated by Republicans at home and despoiled by enemies abroad, is defended by William Murray, Earl of Mansfield and Edward, Baron Thurlow. Images include: America as an Indian; Charles James Fox as a fox attacking Britannia; France; Earl Mansfield in wig and robes; British "patriots"; Spain; Baron Thurlow in wig and robes.
narrative_description
Britannia, assassinated by Republicans at home and despoiled by enemies abroad, is defended by William Murray, Earl of Mansfield and Edward, Baron Thurlow. Images include: America as an Indian; Charles James Fox as a fox attacking Britannia; France; Earl Mansfield in wig and robes; British "patriots"; Spain; Baron Thurlow in wig and robes.
Narrative description
false
References:
BM 5987; Cresswell, American Revolution, 818
references
BM 5987; Cresswell, American Revolution, 818
References
false
Notes:
Attributed to Gillray by BM Catalogue. JCB copy 1 is colored (#31538).
notes
Attributed to Gillray by BM Catalogue. JCB copy 1 is colored (#31538).
Notes
false
Creators:
[James Gillray]
creators
[James Gillray]
Creators
false
Subject:
British political scene Rockingham Ministry (March 1782-July 1782)
subject
British political scene Rockingham Ministry (March 1782-July 1782)
Subject
false
Normalized date:
1782
normalized_date
1782
Normalized date
false