Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: The TRIUMPH of America.
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Accession number:
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31429
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Title:
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The TRIUMPH of America.
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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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22 x 26.3 cm. (sheet, trimmed)
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Narrative description:
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Pitt and the six leading members of his administration. Pitt drives a carriage carrying America. Images include: America as an Indian; Charles Pratt, Baron Camden, as the horse, "Prerogative"; William Pitt, Earl Chatham, with a crown; H. S. Conway as the horse, "Prudence"; Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, as the horse, "Royal Oak"; Robert Henley, Earl Northingron, as the horse, "Prudence"; William Petty, Earl Shelburne, as the horse, "Crafty"; George, Viscount Townshend, as the horse, "Weathercock".
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References:
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BM 4152; Cresswell, American Revolution, 628
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Notes:
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Engraved explanation in 2 columns at lower left. Issued soon after Pitt was created Earl of Chatham, July 29, 1766.
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Subject:
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Chatham Administration (August 1766-December 1767)
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Normalized date:
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1766
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