Downfall of Monopoly in 1800
Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
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Death, a skeleton atop a horse, chases monopolizers who are trying to flee with supplies including corn, bacon, sugar, cheese, and hops. Behind him, men and women dance around a statue of Britannia. At right, two women and three infants rejoice over a loaf of bread.
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