Britannia between Scylla and Charybdis 18th c. Satirical Etching
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Etching, " Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis". James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey, published 8 April 1793. British Museum online catalogue description: "Pitt steers a small boat, 'The Constitution', with a single sail, a Union pennant flying from the mast, through huge waves between a high rock (left) and a whirlpool whose circumference is an inverted crown which merges in the swirling water. He is in profile to the right, gazing fixedly at a castle on a promontory (right) among still waters, which flies a flag inscribed 'Haven of Public Happiness'. Britannia, a buxom young woman, sits in the boat, her hands raised in alarm, her head turned towards the rock, on the summit of which is a large bonnet-rouge with a tricolour cockade on a post within a ramshackle fence. Spray dashes against Scylla; beside the rock and in the foreground (left) three sharks with human heads closely pursue Pitt's boat: Sheridan, Fox, and Priestley (good profile portraits), their eyes fixed menacingly on the boat. They are: 'Sharks'; 'Dogs of Scylla'." Has not been removed from frame for examination. 11.75"h x 13.75"w sight and 18.5"h x 21"w framed.
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Britannia between Scylla and Charybdis 18th c. Satirical Etching
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