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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1868,0808.4566
Description
Satire on the defensive alliance against Britain; a cow representing the commerce of Great Britain has its horns cut off by an American, assisted by other nations, with a town labelled Philadelphia in the distance; a copy of BMSat.5726 with the same inscriptions but without numbers on the plate. c.1780 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1778-1781
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
193 millimetres
Width:
261 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
A Dutch copy of an English satire (BMSat 5472) of 1778, which was itself copied by the Americans and Dutch. The later dating of this copy is suggested by George.
Bibliographic references
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(5726.A)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
Associated names
Associated with:
Adm Richard Howe, Earl Howe
Associated with:
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward Hawkins
(estate of)
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1868,0808.4566