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Image Title: The Parricide A Sketch Of Modern Patriotism., 1776

Date: 1776 May 1

Summary: Print shows a woman wearing a feathered headdress, representing "America", stepping on Britannia's broken spear and shield, she lunges from the left, at the direction of John Wilkes, toward "Britannia" who is being restrained by two men, at the same time the British lion lunges from the right, guided by Lord Camden. Several ministers assist with the "parricide", and on the far left, Discord, an old medusa-like hag, raises two torches in victory. An abyss appears to be opening at Britannia's feet.

Notes: Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the / 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. 700.

Subjects: Britannia (Symbolic character)--1770-1780
Opposition (Political science)--England--1770-1780
Parricide--England--1770-1780
Patriotism--England--1770-1780
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Violence--England--1770-1780

Original Media: Etching

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