Britannias Ruin,International Relations,England,France,Spain,Netherlands,1779

Title: Britannias ruin
Creator(s): Darly, M. (Mary), publisher
Date Created/Published: [London] : Pub by Mary Darly 39 Strand, 1779 Decr. 17.
Summary: Print shows Britannia lamenting her present state, her shield and broken lance by her side, 'What a situation am I in sold by an American & purchased by France & Spain. Oh, wheres my Pitt.' Four men are standing before her, from left, an American holding in his right hand a lance topped with liberty cap and in his left a sword with which he threatens her, next a Frenchman urges him to 'frighten her.' A Spaniard is standing next to the Frenchman with his back to Britannia, he wears a low hat and a cloak, and on the far right is a Dutchman.
Notes:
Title from item.
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 752.
Subjects:
Britannia (Symbolic character)--1770-1780.
International relations--England--1770-1780.
International relations--France--1770-1780.
International relations--Spain--1770-1780.
International relations--Netherlands--1770-1780.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Cartoons (Commentary)--British--1770-1780.
Etchings--Hand-colored--1770-1780.
Bookmark /2004673362/
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