COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
31459
Title:
THE COURT COTILLION, Or the Premiers new Parl*****t Jig.
Place:
[London]
Date:
1774, Decr. 1
Image technique:
Engraving.
Image dimensions:
16.5 x 11.5 cm. (image).
Narrative description:
America, England, and Scotland treading a circle scourging one another. Criticism of Lord North and Parliament for dissension between England, Scotland, and the American colonies. Images include: America as an Indian; Britain as a sailor; Britannia weeping; liberty cap; Frederick, Lord North, Earl of Guilford, playing a fiddle; Scotland in a kilt.
References:
BM 5244
Notes:
Includes poetry. 4-line verse below image. "Engraved for the Whimsical Repository."
Creators:
Terry del. et sculp.
Subject:
North Administration (January 1770-March 1782).
Normalized date:
1774
THE COURT COTILLION, Or the Premiers new Parl*****t Jig.
