British Satire,William Pitt,George Rose,William Mainwaring,Britannia,1790

Title: Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of their task-masters the excise officers
Creator(s): Dent, William, fl. 1783-1793, artist
Date Created/Published: [England] : Pubd by J. Barnes, 1790 March 12th.
Summary: A British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket labeled 'Extension of Excise,' being rocked to sleep in a cradle by Pitt and Rose. Another man, possibly William Mainwaring, is holding Britannia's spear and shield which is labeled 'Maner' and saying 'By, by, lullaby'; to the right of his feet is the British lion, blindfolded and chained to the ground. The destruction of the 'Bastille' is shown in the upper right corner; by depicting the Bastille in a state of ruin, reference is made to the recent liberation of the French, and by implication, to the tyranny under which the British continue to live.
Notes:
Title from item.
With caption: 'Their Persons, their Property, their Reputation, their Lives were abandoned to the arbitrary decisions of a Court of Inquisition and sanctioned against the backs of a certain Class of British Subjects, ...' which concludes with 'Vide. Alarming Progress of French Politics. Page 24.'
Printed on laid paper with watermark: S LAY.
Attributed to Dent in BM CPPS.
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires / George, v. 6, no. 7634
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Pitt, William,--1759-1806.
Rose, George,--1744-1818.
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow,--Baron,--1731-1806.
Taxes--Great Britain--1790.
Britannia (Symbolic character)--1790.
Cradles--1790.
Politics & government--Great Britain--1790.
France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.
Etchings--1790.
Satires (Visual works)--British--1790.
Bookmark /2004682207/
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