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Britannia being presented with the riches of the East. Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth...

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Britannia being presented with the riches of the East. Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth of Britain. Commissioned by the East India Company in 1728 for the Court Room of East India House. Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth of Britain, 1729-30. Britannia, seated on a globe under a rock by the sea shore is looking towards the east. Her right hand leans on a Union shield and her left holds a trident. She wears a naval crown. Before her stand three female figures; India offering a casket, Asia leading a camel and Africa a lion. On the left two putti pour out treasures from a cornucopia. On the right, Father Thames in the form of a reed-crowned river-god leans on the rudder of a ship. In the background mercantile labour and commerce are symbolised by ships and a man cording a bale. Marble bas-relief above mantlepiece with bearded caryatids supporting the mantle shelf and a lion's pelt draped between them.
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British Library, London, UK
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Illustrator: Rysbrack, Michael 1729 - 1730 Source/Shelfmark: Foster 8 Marble bas-relief. 46 by 62 ins (117 by 157 cms).

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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allegory / Great Britain / Europe / metal / arts / britannia / brass / people / sculpture / visual arts / east india company / national personification / national personifications / metals / inorganic materials / alloy
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