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The Contrast 1792. published 1792
Etching | 27.9 x 39.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810443
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An uncoloured print of two roundels, one showing British Liberty, the other French Liberty. On the left Britannia is seated, holding scales in her left hand and the Magna Carta in her right. In the right hand roundel, French Liberty stands triumphant over a beheaded body, holding a pike spearing two human hearts and with the figure of a hanged man in the background. Etched by Rowlandson after a design by Lord George Murray, a Kent clergyman, these prints were circulated as propaganda by the Crown and Anchor Society. They suggest that British liberty will lead to peace while the ideals pursued in France will lead to poverty, fear and violence. The etchings were sold at a very low price and were available in bulk for circulation around the country. Inscibed underneath the left roundel: Religion. Morality.Loyalty Obedience to the Laws Independence Personal Security Justice Inheritance Protection Property Industry National Prosperity Happiness [underscored]. Inscribed underneath the right roundel: Atheism Periury Rebellion Treason Anarchy Murder Equality Madness Cruelty Injustice Treachery Ingratitude Idleness Famine National & Private Ruin. Misery [underscored]. Inscribed in the plate: Price plain 3s Coloured 6s
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27.9 x 39.2 cm (sheet of paper)
27.1 x 37.0 cm (platemark)
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BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. – BM Satires 8284Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 8284