Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of their task-masters the excise officers LCCN2004682207, William Dent, 1790

Title: excise inquisition erecting by english slaves under the scourge of their task-masters the excise officers abstract: 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. Physical description: 1 print: etching. Notes: attributed to dent in bm cpps.;printed on laid paper with watermark: s lay.;forms part of: british cartoon prints collection (library of congress).;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. "; title from item. Date: 1790.