The Downfall of Sejanus.(Satirical broadside on Robert Walpole and the Excise Crisis, comparing him with Sejanus and the de Wit brothers.) First edition of the engraving.
London: circa 1733. Engraving. 40 x 33cm. Mounted on a support sheet.... British Museum 1868,0808.3554: Satirical broadside on Robert Walpole and the Excise Crisis, comparing him with Sejanus and the de Wit brothers. A street scene with an executioner, saying "This is the fate of all Oppressors", dragging the headless..... More