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Cartoon of Britannia distributing flyers(?)
[London? : s.n., 18--]
wood engraving
image: 107 x 130 mm; sheet: 229 x 256 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1353
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Proof of a wood engraving printed on chine after a design by an unidentified artist to illustrate an unidentified publication.
Proof of a wood engraving printed on chine after a design by an unidentified artist to illustrate an unidentified publication.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows the seated figure of Britannia at center, with a lion at her feet and her arms outstretched to deliver broadsides or flyers to her various subjects, pictured in four groups to her left and right. The space immediately below Britannia is blank, possibly intended to be filled with letterpress text in final publication.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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