Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A frightened and dishevelled woman supported by two robed men, while a harlequin prepares to defend her against an approaching army ; satirizing Britannia and her politicians' response to increased military activity by France. Coloured etching by J. Gillray after J. Sneyd, 1803.
A frightened and dishevelled woman supported by two robed men, while a harlequin prepares to defend her against an approaching army ; satirizing Britannia and her politicians' response to increased military activity by France. Coloured etching by J. Gillray after J. Sneyd, 1803.
Wellcome Collection

A frightened and dishevelled woman supported by two robed men, while a harlequin prepares to defend her against an approaching army ; satirizing Britannia and her politicians' response to increased military activity by France. Coloured etching by J. Gillray after J. Sneyd, 1803.

John Sneyd · 1803

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Physical aid, - or - Britannia recover'd from a France; - also, the patriotic courage of Sherry Andrew, & peep thro' the fog.

🔒
Order museum-quality prints

Sign in to order prints, canvas, and more of this work. Browsing and full-resolution downloads stay free.

More from Wellcome Collection

Madame Teresia, a dwarf known as The Corsican Fairy. Stipple engraving, 1820.
Wellcome Collection
Madame Teresia, a dwarf known as The Corsican Fairy. Stipple engraving, 1820.
Unknown artist
Philip Verheyen. Line engraving by F. Sesoni, 1734.
Wellcome Collection
Philip Verheyen. Line engraving by F. Sesoni, 1734.
Unknown artist
Bur parsely (Caucalis daucoides): flowering stem leaves and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1794.
Wellcome Collection
Bur parsely (Caucalis daucoides): flowering stem leaves and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1794.
http://data.europeana.eu/agent/149761
The punishment and torture of the "Peacock" dervishes by order of Emin Pasha's rebel officers: the dervishes are lined up and seated to have their ears sliced off. Coloured wood engraving by P. Naumann after a sketch by A.J. Mounteney-Jephson.
Wellcome Collection
The punishment and torture of the "Peacock" dervishes by order of Emin Pasha's rebel officers: the dervishes are lined up and seated to have their ears sliced off. Coloured wood engraving by P. Naumann after a sketch by A.J. Mounteney-Jephson.
A. J. Mounteney-Jephson