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A horse-drawn hearse pulls away from a doctor's; representing the dire state of the medical establishment according to James Morison, pill-vendor and self-styled 'Hygeian'. Lithograph, c. 1848.

A liqueur label illustrated with a French foot-soldier attacking a Polish cavalcade. Coloured engraving, 19th century.

Samuel House, a patriotic publican. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1822.

A personification of France offering a soldier the hand of patriotism. Chromolithograph by A. Guillaume.

Recruitment and measurement of soldiers outside a village inn. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.

A Parisienne liqueur label illustrated with Frenchmen saluting their national flag. Coloured engraving, 19th century.

Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775.

Lord North and the Earl of Mansfield stand on a platform addressing a group of distressed patriots beyond which ships of war sail and sink. Engraving, 1776.

Eighteenth Century collections online

Essay on national pride. To which are prefixed, memoirs of the author's life and writings. Translated from the original German of the late celebrated Dr. J.G. Zimmermann, aulic counsellor and physician to His Britannic Majesty at Hanover. By Samuel H. Wilcocke.

1 print : stipple engraving ; platemark 20.4 x 13.9 cm

Preface and additions to the discourse on the love of our country. By Doctor Price.

Letters on the study and use of history. By the late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.

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Essay on national pride. To which are prefixed, memoirs of the author's life and writings. Translated from the original German of the late celebrated Dr. J.G. Zimmermann, aulic counsellor and physician to His Britannic Majesty at Hanover. By Samuel H. Wilcocke.

Samuel House, a patriotic publican. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1822.

Preface and additions to the discourse on the love of our country. By Doctor Price.

Letters on the study and use of history. By the late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.

National life and character.

Wellcome uses cookies.

Patriotism

Images

Catalogue

Essay on national pride. To which are prefixed, memoirs of the author's life and writings. Translated from the original German of the late celebrated Dr. J.G. Zimmermann, aulic counsellor and physician to His Britannic Majesty at Hanover. By Samuel H. Wilcocke.

Samuel House, a patriotic publican. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1822.

Preface and additions to the discourse on the love of our country. By Doctor Price.

Letters on the study and use of history. By the late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.

National life and character.

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