Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of their task-masters the excise officers, Dent, William, active 1783-1793, artist, England, en sanguine engraving 1790, a British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket labeled Extension of Excise, being rocked to sleep in a cradle by Pitt and Rose. Another man, possibly William Mainwaring, is holding Britannia's spear and shield which is labeled Maner and saying By, by, lullaby; to the right of his feet is the British lion, blindfolded and chained to the ground. The destruction of the Bastille is shown in the upper right corner; by depicting the Bastille in a state of ruin, reference is made to the recent liberation of the French, and by implication, to the tyranny under which the British continue to live.
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Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of their task-masters the excise officers, Dent, William, active 1783-1793, artist, England, en sanguine engraving 1790, a British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket labeled Extension of Excise, being rocked to sleep in a cradle by Pitt and Rose. Another man, possibly William Mainwaring, is holding Britannia's spear and shield which is labeled Maner and saying By, by, lullaby; to the right of his feet is the British lion, blindfolded and chained to the ground. The destruction of the Bastille is shown in the upper right corner; by depicting the Bastille in a state of ruin, reference is made to the recent liberation of the French, and by implication, to the tyranny under which the British continue to live.

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1790

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Excise inquisition erecting English slaves scourge task-masters officers Dent William active 1783-1793 artist England sanguine engraving 1790 British satire attempt Pitt George Rose transfer law certain import duties standing opposition Edward Thurlow. central image Britannia wrapped blanket labeled Extension rocked sleep cradle Rose. man possibly Mainwaring holding Britannia's spear shield Maner saying lullaby right feet lion blindfolded chained ground. destruction Bastille shown upper corner depicting state ruin reference made liberation French implication tyranny continue live vintage retro retro styled engraved image engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art

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