A Colossal Statue 230 feet high: proposed to be erected on Greenwich hill

A Colossal Statue 230 feet high: proposed to be erected on Greenwich hill

This print was the frontispiece to John Flaxman's "A Letter to the Committee for raising the Naval Pillar" (London, 1799). The design shows a colossal statue of Britannia paired with a lion to her right and holding a shield on her left. Inscribed on the base of the statue is "BRITANNIA BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE TRIUMPHANT." A "Scale of Feet" is located at the right edge of the design. Five figures on the left hand side of the page and a horse and carriage below the pedestal on the right are included, presumably also to show scale.

William Blake, after John Flaxman

The British Museum

Unknown

Published 1799

The British Museum

© Trustees of the British Museum

Etching and engraving on paper

Image: 24.8 x 18.9 cm

Still Image