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File: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 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q520806
Permission
(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.
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

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Britannia

William Pitt the Younger

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Charles James Fox

Joseph Priestley

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current07:47, 14 July 2008Thumbnail for version as of 07:47, 14 July 20081,045 × 885 (354 KB)EubulidesComplete version, rather than being a useless snippet. Also, use a color version from the Library of Congress.
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