ALLEGORY OF BRITAIN CONQUERING FRANCE COLORED ENGRAVING 1816: Frontspiece engraving from ''The History of England'' from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution By David Hume. Depicting Britannia crowned by Victory, trampling upon the chains of France, holds in her right hand the Trident of Neptune, as Mistress of the Ocean, in her left hand Magna Charta, whilst Fame is proclaiming to the World the Glory of her Arms, by pointing to some of her principle Battles inscribed on her Shield, which is supported by the Genius of Commerce; beneath are the Emblems of antient and modern Warfare. London, Published by Richd Evans Whites Row, Spitalfields 1816. Similar copy resides in the McGill University Napoleon Collection. 15 1/2'' x 9 1/2''.
CONDITION: Toning and foxing, tear to edge, sold as-is.