File:By his Majesty's royal letters patent. The new invented method of punishing state criminals. (BM 1868,0808.4516).jpg
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[edit]By his Majesty's royal letters patent. The new invented method of punishing state criminals. ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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By his Majesty's royal letters patent. The new invented method of punishing state criminals. |
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Description |
English: Britannia, her shield hanging from her shoulders, is about to be torn in pieces by three horses, who are being violently assailed by their riders with scourges and huge spurs. She lies at the centre of cross-roads, one (l.) inscribed "To America"; up this gallops a horse inscribed "Tyranny", to which Britannia's r. ankle is bound. Her wrists are tied by ropes to the horses "Venality" and "Ignorance", which are galloping (r.) on the roads "To Spain" and "To France" respectively. Her l. ankle is attached to a post inscribed "Court Influence" which is grasped by a stout seated man wearing a riband, evidently Lord North, though his head is hidden by his arms. He sits on the fourth road, that of "Despotism". The three horses are ridden by men ferociously using huge spurs; two flourish knotted scourges, the third a spiked club.
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Depicted people | Representation of: George III, King of the United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1779 date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Prints and Drawings |
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Accession number |
1868,0808.4516 |
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Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', V, 1935) The date is probably after the declaration of war by Spain in June 1779. Mason ended his "Epistle to Dr Shebbeare", 1777, with the words: "Till mock'd and jaded with the puppet-play, Old England's genius turns with scorn away, Ascends his sacred bark, the sails unfurl'd, And steers his state to the wide western world: High on the helm majestic Freedom stands, In act of cold contempt she waves her hands, Take, slaves, she cries, the realms that I disown, Renounce your birthright, and destroy my throne." Cf. Wraxall, 'Memoirs', 1884, ii. 101-2. |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-4516 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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- Satirical prints in the British Museum
- American Revolution cartoons
- 1779 cartoons
- Caricatures of George III of the United Kingdom
- Britannia
- Liberty pole
- Phrygian caps in art
- France in the American Revolution
- Spain in the American Revolution
- Caricatures of Scotland
- George III of the United Kingdom in 1779
- Liberty caps (American Revolution)
- Tyranny (text)
- John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute