Four men attempt to destroy the pillars of the Temple of fame, the Hanoverian horse devours the British lion chained to a post while two men to the left remove a stone cover to a pit. Engraving, 1757.

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Four men attempt to destroy the pillars of the Temple of fame, the Hanoverian horse devours the British lion chained to a post while two men to the left remove a stone cover to a pit. Engraving, 1757.