L'Angleterre expirante [etching]
1780
P&E L2020F17
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Title
L'Angleterre expirante [etching]
Published
[Paris?] [ca. 1780]
Description
1 print ; 30 x 19 cm. matted 42 x 32 cm.
Call Number
P&E L2020F17
Note
"Gravé à Boston," but probably in Paris.
French etching depicts Britannia seated, with her wrists in irons, beside a young boy representing the House of Commons who is reading the "last wishes of England," while Victory offers a triumphant America, represented as an Indian on horseback, a crown of laurels.
Digitized image available.
French etching depicts Britannia seated, with her wrists in irons, beside a young boy representing the House of Commons who is reading the "last wishes of England," while Victory offers a triumphant America, represented as an Indian on horseback, a crown of laurels.
Digitized image available.
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