COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
31432
Title:
COMMON-WEALTH. The COLOSSUS
Place:
[London]
Date:
[1766]
Image technique:
Etching
Image dimensions:
15.8 x 21.8 cm.
Narrative description:
Repeal of the Stamp Act and criticism of Pitt for accepting a peerage. Pitt on crutches spans the Atlantic from New England to London. The administration is criticized for allegedly encouraging revolt against the Stamp Act. Images include: William Pitt, Earl Chatham, as the Colossus; Earl Temple as Fame; New York; London; St. Stephen's chapel.
References:
Cf. BM 4162a
Notes:
Includes poetry. Copy of accession # 31431 (cf. BM 4162), without imprint or line of verse. Wavy lines in front of St. Stephen's chapel; island in ocean at center of image.
Subject:
Stamp Act
Normalized date:
1766
COMMON-WEALTH. The COLOSSUS
