The assembly of the gods : being a representation, by emblematical figures, of the part Britons ought to act in their disputes with France. ...

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London : Cut, Printed, Painted, and sold by W and C Dicey, in Bow Church-Yard, [approximately 1756?]

Peel 1220

Published:

London : Cut, Printed, Painted, and sold by W. and C. Dicey, in Bow Church-Yard, [approximately 1756?]

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Notes:

"Occasion'd by the Insults which Great Britain receiv'd from the French in the Years 1755 and 1756."
With "Numb 311" at upper right below first line of caption title.
Woodcut illustration with 8 columns of letterpress text.
Numbered figures in caption under text.

Summary:

Dialogue between the gods of Olympus and Britannia. Woodcut depicts Jupiter sitting in a temple with Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom and Mars, God of War to his right and Neptune, God of the Seas and Mercury, Messenger of the Gods to his left; Vulcan and the Cyclops are shown forging cannon below; the Genius's consult mathematical instruments in the foreground as the British lion walks towards the water; with the Gallic cock and the infernal furies shown below in a cave at right and a fleet of ships approaching in the background.

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