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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/4/3 |
| Former Reference | D5459/3/107 |
| Title | Contest between England and Spain for the Dominion of the Seas, 1790 |
| Date | 8 May 1790 |
| Description | George III and Charles IV of Spain stand up to their waists in the sea and box. George II, standing on the left, holds up his fists and says:
"Another thump in the bread-basket will do your business Whiskerando".
Behind him stands Neptune, who adds:
"Bravo! my son, make him feel the dominion of the seas is thine and shall be so forever."
Behind Charles IV, on the right, stands the pope.
Fame, personified as a woman and blowing a trumpet, descends from the clouds to put a laurel wreath on George III's head.
Available on CD 166. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | London Pubd by William Holland, No 50, Oxford Street, May 8, 1790
In Hollands Exhibition Rooms may be seen the largest collection in Europe of Humorous Prints
The Spanish first attacked the English trading station on the Nootka Sound (Vancouver) on 21 Jan 1790. The British demanded satisfaction, but the Spanish claimed sovereignty of the whole Pacific Coast of North America. By April both countries were preparing for war. |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 380 x 302 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Related Material | See D5459/1/93/15 for Napoleon and Spain. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 7645 |
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