Dent, William, active 1783-1793, artist. still image Satires (Visual works) British 1790. gmgpc Etchings 1790. gmgpc [England] : Pubd by J. Barnes, 1790 March 12th. eng A British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket labeled "Extension of Excise," being rocked to sleep in a cradle by Pitt and Rose. Another man, possibly William Mainwaring, is holding Britannia's spear and shield which is labeled "Maner" and saying "By, by, lullaby"; to the right of his feet is the British lion, blindfolded and chained to the ground. The destruction of the "Bastille" is shown in the upper right corner; by depicting the Bastille in a state of ruin, reference is made to the recent liberation of the French, and by implication, to the tyranny under which the British continue to live. Title from item. With caption: "Their Persons, their Property, their Reputation, their Lives were abandoned to the arbitrary decisions of a Court of Inquisition and sanctioned against the backs of a certain Class of British Subjects, ..." which concludes with "Vide. Alarming Progress of French Politics. Page 24." Printed on laid paper with watermark: S LAY. Attributed to Dent in BM CPPS. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires / George, Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Pitt, William, 1759-1806. Rose, George, 1744-1818. Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806. Britannia (Symbolic character)--1790. Taxes--Great Britain--1790. Cradles--1790. Politics & government--Great Britain--1790. France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799. British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.07651 No known restrictions on publication.