Spayne and Rome defeated, William Henry Toms, 1740

Anti-spanish satire referring to the armada and the gunpowder plot revived in the context of the war of jenkins' ear; a reissue of bm satires 43, itself based on bm satires 41 (see those entries for description). 28 january 1740 etching. Date: 1740. Dimensions: Height: 287 mm; Width: 235 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Spayne and Rome defeated (BM 1866,0407.39)