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Title
Design For Naval Pillar (With Labels)
Description
James Gillray's 'Design for the Naval Pillar,' the image the exhibition focuses around, displays a statued configured of high relief objects standing upon a rock in a story sea. The base is supported by two figures: Fortitude, with a lion, resting her hand on a broken pillar and Justice, accompanied by an ostrich and holding unbalanced scales. Within the pillar are numerous objects, which suggest that the pillar had a dual purpose of critiquing both the French and British navy. Such objects discussed in the exhibition include Justice's unbalanced scales, the Jack Tar, the bonnet-rouge and the figure of Britannia. This image is included with labels of the main motifs the exhibition covers.
Creator
James Gillray
Source
The British Museum
Publisher
Hannah Humphrey
Date
Published 1 February 1800 in London
Contributor
The British Museum
Rights
© Trustees of the British Museum
Format
Hand-colored etching
Image: 54.6 x 30.6 cm
Image: 54.6 x 30.6 cm
Type
Still Image