Sujet
'Brittannia roused or the Coalition Monsters Destroyed', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Légende
'Brittannia roused or the Coalition Monsters Destroyed', 1784. The giantess Britannia holding Charles James Fox above her head and grasping Lord North around the neck, dashing them to destruction.This is a satire on the struggle between William Pitt the Younger and Fox before the dissolution of Parliament. The ensuing election was a heavy defeat for Fox and North as Pitt became Prime Minister with a parliamentary majority of 120.
Date
1784
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM19A99_313
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
18,9Mo (1,2Mo) / 19,1cm x 24,8cm / 2256 x 2926 (300dpi)