Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: THE GRAND MONARQUE in a Fright: Or the BRITISH LION rous'd from his Lethargy
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Accession number:
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31406
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Title:
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THE GRAND MONARQUE in a Fright: Or the BRITISH LION rous'd from his Lethargy
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Place:
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[London]
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Date:
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1755. April 4th
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Image technique:
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Etching
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Image dimensions:
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13.4 x 28.8 cm. (image)
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Narrative description:
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British confrontation with France over North America. Images include: M. de Argenson [perhaps Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson]; Britain as a lion; Britannia; Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel, Marquis de la Jonquière (French governor of New France); Louis XV, King of France (1715-1774); British navy; Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle.
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References:
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BM 3284
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Notes:
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"Sold by the Print Sellers of London & Westminster. price 6d." Includes poetry. 12-line verse, "France trembles at the British lion's roar, "below image.
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Subject:
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Seven Years' War
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Normalized date:
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1755
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