File:The parricide LCCN97514843.jpg
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English: Title: The parricide
Abstract: Print shows a woman wearing a feathered headdress, representing "America", stepping on Britannia's broken spear and shield, she lunges from the left, at the direction of John Wilkes, toward "Britannia" who is being restrained by two men, at the same time the British lion lunges from the right, guided by Lord Camden. Several ministers assist with the "parricide", and on the far left, Discord, an old medusa-like hag, raises two torches in victory. An abyss appears to be opening at Britannia's feet. Physical description: 1 print : etching ; 11.5 x 17.7 cm (plate) ; 12.9 x 19.4 cm (sheet) Notes: Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).; Illus. from: The Westminster Magazine, 1776, p. 216-219.; Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 700.; Title from item. |
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