Britannia
, Allegory of a nation, emblem of empire, and patriotic iconSitter associated with 29 portraits
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 D48693
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1828
NPG D48711
'The Constitution of John Bull destroyed by the combined Efforts of the Burkites'
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published April 1829
NPG D48744
he Ministry Floor'd; or, Majority 29!!! November 15, 1830.
possibly by John Phillips, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 19 November 1830
NPG D48837
A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform
by Unknown artist
aquatint, published 1832
NPG D10854
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 September 1837
NPG D41436
Queen Victoria; Britannia; Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
published by Archibald Alexander Park
etching, published 21 January 1839
NPG D47434
'A Comparison' (Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Victoria; Britannia; Ellen Terry as Hamlet)
by William Frederick Measom
wood engraving, published 24 March 1869
NPG D47435
by Wallis Gimson & Co.
transfer-printed and hand-coloured earthenware, 1887
NPG D48623
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