The American rattlesnake presenting Monsieur his ally a dish of frogs [etching]
1782
P&E L2014F104 1782
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Title
The American rattlesnake presenting Monsieur his ally a dish of frogs [etching]
Published
[London] : Pubd by J. Barrow ..., 1782.
Description
1 print ; image 24 x 36 cm. mounted on blue board 28 x 40 cm.
Call Number
P&E L2014F104 1782
System Control No.
(OCoLC)61148909
Note
"Novr. 8, 1782."
Text: "O Britons be wise / And part these Allies / Or drive them both into the Bogs / I think it is fit / They both should submit / To Old England, or live upon Frogs."
At lower right: "N.B. The rattlesnake is a character chosen by America."
No. 10 in a series published by J. Barrow.
Print shows a rattlesnake, representing America, presenting a basket of frogs to a Frenchman. Includes a short verse advising Britons to drive a wedge between the Americans and the French during the peace negotiation process.
Library copy: cropped with loss of imprint at bottom.
Digitized image available, see URL
Text: "O Britons be wise / And part these Allies / Or drive them both into the Bogs / I think it is fit / They both should submit / To Old England, or live upon Frogs."
At lower right: "N.B. The rattlesnake is a character chosen by America."
No. 10 in a series published by J. Barrow.
Print shows a rattlesnake, representing America, presenting a basket of frogs to a Frenchman. Includes a short verse advising Britons to drive a wedge between the Americans and the French during the peace negotiation process.
Library copy: cropped with loss of imprint at bottom.
Digitized image available, see URL
Indexed In
Cresswell, Donald H., The American Revolution in drawings and prints, 826
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