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William and Cluer Dicey (Booksellers : London, England)
The assembly of the gods : being a representation, by emblematical figures, of the part Britons ought to act in their disputes with France. ...
London : Cut, Printed, Painted, and sold by W. and C. Dicey, in Bow Church-Yard, [approximately 1756?]
illustrations (woodcut)
46.8 x 48.3 cm (1mo)
Peel 1220
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.
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.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
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