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J. Crawford
The Christian amazon, with her invincible target : Alias, the focus of genial rays, or Dian of the Rushes, to much for 300,000, Infidels
[London] : Published as the Act directs Octr 24th 1787, by J. Crawford N° 7 Middle Row Holborn, [1787]
etching with aquatint
image: 242 x 355 mm; sheet: 278 x 364 mm
Peel 1609
Notes
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Cartoon shows Catherine II, as an amazon with sword raised and bearing a shield emblazoned with double-headed eagle, battling the Sultan, Selim III, attacking with a rifle fixed with bayonet; Joseph II, an ally, hides behind Catherine; an apish Louis XVI and the King of Spain stand to the side of the Sultan; in the background the Turkish army fires cannon and lobs hand-grenades which are rebuffed by Catherine's shield.
Associated names
Crawford, J., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
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