A cleric saws through a wooden platform on which are draped the 'Magna Charta' and the 'Bill of Rights' in front of a mill bearing political issues on the wind blades. Engraving.

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[1769?]
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582598i
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A cleric saws through a wooden platform on which are draped the 'Magna Charta' and the 'Bill of Rights' in front of a mill bearing political issues on the wind blades. Engraving. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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On the supposed overturning of public rights during the 1760's as set out in the 1689 Bill of rights and the 1215 Magna Charta

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1769?]

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1 print : engraving ; sheet 15.7 x 10.11 cm

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The saw mill

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Not found in: British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London, 1870-1954

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Wellcome Collection 582598i

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