Two Red Indians are slaughtering American loyalists, Shelburne looks on with satisfaction and is attacked by Britannia. The figures are dispersed over the design. Beneath the title is engraved, "Or the recommended Loyalists, a faithful representation of a Tragedy shortly to be performed on the Continent of America".
<p><br>Shelburne (right) stands full-face with his hands on his hips, smiling; he says, "be not angry Madam, no peace, no place". Britannia (right), in profile to the left rushes towards him, holding up her spear to stab him to the heart, her shield on the ground beside her. She says, "Inhuman smiling Hypocrite thus to disgrace my unsullied fame". Shelburne is looking to the left towards an Indian brave with a tomahawk who is about to murder a wounded loyalist who lies on the ground. Behind the Indian (right) a loyalist lies dead. Behind Shelburne stands a butcher, his knife and steel hanging from his waist, holding a handkerchief to his face; above him is engraved, "Even Butchers weep". Three loyalists (left) flee in terror; they are pursued by an Indian wearing a head-dress of feathers which denotes personifications of America.  She (or he) has seized one of the loyalists by the coat-tail and raises a tomahawk to strike him down. He exclaims "Ungratefull Britons to Abandon thus your Loyal friends". A few dwarf pine-trees indicate an American landscape. 10 February 1783
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1783<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1783-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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