File:Britannia recover'd from a trance.jpg
TITLE: Physical air,-or-Britannia recover'd from a trance;-also, the patriotic courage of Sherry Andrew; & a peep thro' the fog
SUMMARY: Cartoon showing Britannia, terrified, faint, and dishevelled, sitting on the ground supported by Addington and Hawkesbury, and defended by Sheridan, a Silenus-like and ragged Harlequin. They are on the Dover coast, towards which are advancing many rowboats filled with little French soldiers, lead by Napoleon. The distant French coast is covered with troops marching towards the shore.
MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving, color.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London : publd. by H. Humphrey, 1803]
CREATOR:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c11313
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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Alternative names |
James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray | ||
Description | British caricaturist and engraver | ||
Date of birth/death |
13 August 1756 ![]() |
1 June 1815 ![]() | |
Location of birth/death | London |
London ![]() | |
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