[Wegens de Staat der Englelsche Natie, in's Jaar 1778] [engraving]
1778
P&E L2001F303
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Title
[Wegens de Staat der Englelsche Natie, in's Jaar 1778] [engraving]
Variant Title
[A picturesque view of the state of the nation for February 1778]
[Le commerce de la Grande Bretigne]
Published
[Paris?] [ca. 1778]
Description
1 print ; on sheet 22 x 28 cm. matted 31 x 35 cm.
Call Number
P&E L2001F303
Note
French version with Dutch title & French explanation.
An Englishman with tears in his eyes, wrings his hands over the state of English commerce which is represented by a cow. An American has sawed off one horn and is proceeding to cut off the second. A Dutchman, a Frenchman, and a Spaniard milk the cow. In the foreground a small dog urinates on the sleeping British lion, in the background is the city of Philadelphia with Howe's flagship the Eagle around and the drunk Howe brothers at a table.
The English title (Cresswell, 726) with no printed explaination published in the Westminster Magazine, February 1778.
Exhibited at Anderson House in a display of satirical prints, caricatures, and political incorrectness in the age of reason, May 14 - September 30, 2002, using the French title
Also see P&E L1992.1.94 which is a Dutch sequel to this print.
Library also has French/German title (P&E L2012F120)
Digitized image available, see URL.
An Englishman with tears in his eyes, wrings his hands over the state of English commerce which is represented by a cow. An American has sawed off one horn and is proceeding to cut off the second. A Dutchman, a Frenchman, and a Spaniard milk the cow. In the foreground a small dog urinates on the sleeping British lion, in the background is the city of Philadelphia with Howe's flagship the Eagle around and the drunk Howe brothers at a table.
The English title (Cresswell, 726) with no printed explaination published in the Westminster Magazine, February 1778.
Exhibited at Anderson House in a display of satirical prints, caricatures, and political incorrectness in the age of reason, May 14 - September 30, 2002, using the French title
Also see P&E L1992.1.94 which is a Dutch sequel to this print.
Library also has French/German title (P&E L2012F120)
Digitized image available, see URL.
Indexed In
Cresswell, Donald H. American Revolution in drawings and prints, 781
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