COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
31460
Title:
The Colossus of the North or The Striding Boreas.
Place:
[London]
Date:
[1774]
Image technique:
Engraving
Image dimensions:
13.2 x 16.9 cm. (image)
Narrative description:
Lord North as the Colossus of Rhodes. Criticism of the North Administration for "tyranny and venality." Images include: Britannia; Frederick, Lord North, Earl of Guilford; Westminster Hall; John Wilkes, recently elected Mayor of London; lit torch named "America;" Members of Parliament as a river.
References:
BM 5242; Cresswell, American Revolution, 675
Notes:
From: The London Magazine, vol. 43 (December, 1774), p. 520. Includes poetry. 2-line verse below image.
Subject:
North Administration (January 1770-March 1782).
Normalized date:
1774
The Colossus of the North or The Striding Boreas.
