GillrayBritannia.jpg

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English: Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis. or— The Vessel of the Constitution steered clear of the Rock of Democracy, and the Whirlpool of Arbitrary-Power.

Js. Gy. desn. et fect. pro bono publico.

SUMMARY: Pitt steering small boat, The Constitution, which also carries Britannia, towards a castle with a flag inscribed "Haven of Public Happiness". They are pursued by Sheridan, Fox, and Priestley, who are sharks, dogs of Scylla.

MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving, color.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : Pub. by H. Humphrey, April 8th 1793.
Depicted people: William Pitt the Younger , Richard Brinsley Sheridan , Charles James Fox , Joseph Priestley and Britannia
Date
Source Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZC4-3137 (color film copy transparency), uncompressed archival TIFF version (4 MB) , level color (pick white point), cropped, and converted to JPEG (quality level 88) with the GIMP 2.4.5.
Author
James Gillray (1756–1815) wikidata:Q520806 s:en:Author:James Gillray q:en:James Gillray
James Gillray
Alternative names
James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray
Description British caricaturist and engraver
Date of birth/death 13 August 1756 Edit this at Wikidata 1 June 1815 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q520806
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( Reusing this file ) 		No known restriction on publication.
This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division
under the digital ID cph.3g03137 .
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