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1. Constitution d'Angleterre [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1789]
- Call Number:
- 793.00.00.20
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire against England: Pitt strides forward holding a flag next to a crown, while chained figures cringe at his feet, and a scaffold and executioner occupy the background."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Title continues: ... ou le triomphe du ministre Pitt, foulant aux pieds la couronne d'Angleterre, d'une main il tient une hache et les chaines dont il a su charger la Nation et le Roi, de l'autre il porte le drapeau de l'esclavage; les impots et les echafauds sont les moyens qu'il employe pour soutenir son pouvoir chancelant., French original, later copied by Gillray, dated 1789 by the Bibliotheque Nationale presumably based on its place in a collection by an artist who gathered prints at the time, Michel Hennin., and Mounted to 37 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- France and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- History, Public opinion, Foreign relations, Axes, Calumets, Chains, Crowns, Gallows, Punishment devices, and Shackles
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Constitution d'Angleterre [graphic].