The New Pantheon of Democratic Mythology, James Gillray, 1799

Emblematical title-page to a set of prints on the opposition. A fire burns on an altar of quasi-classical shape, on which is the title; apes' heads take the place of rams' heads, and a garland of laurel is bound with tricolour ribbon. At the base of the altar lies a cornucopia in the form of a bonnet-rouge transformed into a fool's cap terminating in a bell (cf. Bmsat 8644). From it pour emblems of gods and goddesses: thunderbolts tied with tricolour, an owl, grapes, caduceus, bow and arrows, hammer and pincers, trident, lyre, club, two doves on a shield with the head of medusa. The arc of a pilastered wall forms a background. See bmsats 9375-80. 7 may 1799 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1799. Dimensions: Height: 257 mm; Width: 197 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The New Pantheon of Democratic Mythology (BM 1868,0808.12513.+)