Britania's assassination, or, The republicans amusement [graphic].Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[10 May 1782]engDepicts the new ministry attempting to push down an already headless statue of Britannia. Thurlow and Mansfield on right pull on ropes to keep the statue in place, while Fox (depicted as a fox), Wilkes, Dunning, Richmond, Burke and Keppel attack it. Britain's foreign enemies, America (shownas an Indian), France, Spain and Holland run away with the spoilsTitle from item.Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.Temporary local subject terms: Literature: quotation from The art of poetry on a new plan by Oliver Goldsmith, 1761, v. 2, p. 147.1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.2 x 35.7 cm, on sheet 29.2 x 45.0 cm.Mounted on leaf 22 of volume 1 of 12.