JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a href="data:image/octet-stream;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" download="image.png" id="embedIm">Download</a>
JavaScript
var img = document.getElementById('embedIm');
if( document.createEvent ) {
var evObj = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
evObj.initEvent( 'click', true, false );
img.dispatchEvent(evObj);
} else if( document.createEventObject ) {
img.fireEvent('on'+evt);
}