A woman being stabbed while the blood pouring from her wounds is drunk by a group of men; representing Britannia's resources being drained by politicians. Engraving, 1768.

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[10 May 1768]
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12166i
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A woman being stabbed while the blood pouring from her wounds is drunk by a group of men; representing Britannia's resources being drained by politicians. Engraving, 1768. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[10 May 1768]

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1 print : line engraving with etching

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The operation. "The blood & vitals from her wounds he drew, and fed the hounds that help'd him to pursue." Dryden.

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British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. IV, London 1883, no. 4198

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Wellcome Collection 12166i

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