Britannia
, Allegory of a nation, emblem of empire, and patriotic iconSitter associated with 29 portraits
by Giovanni Battista Cipriani
etching, 1760
NPG D47439
by Thomas Rowlandson, published by I. Jones
hand-coloured etching, published 10 December 1781
NPG D12289
'Britania's assassination. Or the Repulicans amusement'
by James Gillray, published by Elizabeth d'Achery
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1782
NPG D12305
by James Gillray, published by Elizabeth d'Achery
hand-coloured etching, published 4 June 1782
NPG D12322
probably by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 25 June 1791
NPG D12421
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 April 1793
NPG D12475
'The genius of France triumphant, - or - Britannia petitioning for peace'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 February 1795
NPG D12517
Britannia ('Design for the naval pillar')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 February 1800
NPG D13097
'The nursery, with Britannia reposing in peace'
by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 4 December 1802
NPG D12795
'The first kiss this ten years! - or - the meeting of Britannia and Citizen François'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, soft-ground etching and aquatint, published 1 January 1803
NPG D12797
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 March 1803
NPG D12803
John Ray with 'Britannia crowning Ray as the Prince of English Botanists'
by William Holl Sr, published by Robert John Thornton, after Thomas Uwins, and after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 August 1804
NPG D34356
John Ray with 'Britannia crowning Ray as the Prince of English Botanists'
by William Holl Sr, published by Robert John Thornton, after Thomas Uwins, and after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 August 1804
NPG D39221
'Britannia between death and the doctor's'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1804
NPG D12830
'St George and the dragon' (Britannia; Napoléon Bonaparte; King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 August 1805
NPG D13111
by Charles Williams, published by Thomas Tegg, after George Murgatroyd ('Moutard') Woodward
hand-coloured etching, published 1 October 1807
NPG D48635
Britannia ('To the English Ladies')
by Unknown artist
etching, circa 1808 or after
NPG D48076
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1821 or after
NPG D9142
'The Stool of Repentance; the Scorn of the World!!'
published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, published 10 January 1821
NPG D48677
The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
NPG D10676
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