The Present State of Great Britain 1779 James Phillips British Issued in London at the height of the American Revolution, this print summarizes the situation in 1779 from Britains point of view. As in traditional allegories, the figures represent specific nations, but their dramatic interaction anticipates the new kind of satire soon to come from Rowlandson and Gillray. John Bull stands at the center as an inattentive military volunteer dozing against a staff topped with Britannias attribute, the cap of Liberty. He is being attacked from all sides. An Indian, traditional emblem of America, takes Libertys cap in a reference to the Declaration of Independence by the Thirteen Colonies in 1776. A Dutch toper slyly steals John Bulls purse while France is represented by an emaciated dandy restrained by a rugged Highlander, a reminder that Scottish volunteers helped make up for the British armys poor state of preparation.. The Present State of Great Britain 388948

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The Present State of Great Britain 1779 James Phillips British Issued in London at the height of the American Revolution, this print summarizes the situation in 1779 from Britains point of view. As in traditional allegories, the figures represent specific nations, but their dramatic interaction anticipates the new kind of satire soon to come from Rowlandson and Gillray. John Bull stands at the center as an inattentive military volunteer dozing against a staff topped with Britannias attribute, the cap of Liberty. He is being attacked from all sides. An Indian, traditional emblem of America, takes Libertys cap in a reference to the Declaration of Independence by the Thirteen Colonies in 1776. A Dutch toper slyly steals John Bulls purse while France is represented by an emaciated dandy restrained by a rugged Highlander, a reminder that Scottish volunteers helped make up for the British armys poor state of preparation.. The Present State of Great Britain 388948

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