Britannia in helmet, skirts and sandals, fighting with a shrouded skeletal figure representing famine: some victims lie on the ground, others are on their knees with their arms raised. Wood engraving by Swain.

Date:
1874
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32270i
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1 print : wood engraving ; image 23.6 x 39 cm

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Wrestling for life. Swain sc. Punch or the London Charivari. - April 25, 1874.

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Wellcome Collection 32270i

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