Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: COMMON-WEALTH. The COLOSSUS
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Accession number:
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31432
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Title:
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COMMON-WEALTH. The COLOSSUS
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Place:
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[London]
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Date:
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[1766]
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Image technique:
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Etching
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Image dimensions:
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15.8 x 21.8 cm.
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Narrative description:
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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.
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References:
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Cf. BM 4162a
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Notes:
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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.
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Subject:
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Stamp Act
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Normalized date:
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1766
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