The Powerful Arm of Providence, James Gillray, 1800

Satire: providence dropping her flowers on england, at end of rainbow, with storm raging in sky and 'cosmic' hand reaching out from behind cloud to crush solar system; this impression published 2 may 1831. 1800 etching, aquatint and stipple. Date: 1800. Dimensions: Height: 326 mm (trimmed); Width: 255 mm (trimmed). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Powerful Arm of Providence (BM 2001,0729.28)

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Author: Print made by: James Gillray Published by: John FairburnSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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