Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres

Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres

Gillray even included images of a weakened Britannia in the background of prints, as evident in ‘Political mathematician’s, shaking the Broad Bottom’d hemispheres.’ In this print, she is placed in the background (left) seated on a rock, leaning against a pedestal in great distress. The British lion sits near her, scowling at the breeches in the foreground who formerly belonged to Fox and are now forming two merging and transparent blogs with projecting legs.

James Gillray

The National Portrait Gallery

Hannah Humphrey

Published 9 January 1807 in London

The National Portrait Gallery

© National Portrait Gallery, London

Hand-colored etching and engraving

Image: 32.4 x 42.9 cm

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