Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: THE HONBLE. JOHN HANCOCK. of BOSTON in NEW ENGLAND; PRESIDENT of the AMERICAN CONGRESS.
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Accession number:
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31913
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Call number:
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En775/L779h
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Title:
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THE HONBLE. JOHN HANCOCK. of BOSTON in NEW ENGLAND; PRESIDENT of the AMERICAN CONGRESS.
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Place:
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London
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Publisher:
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Published as the Act directs ... by C. Shepherd
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Date:
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1775. 25 Octor.
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Image technique:
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Mezzotint
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Image dimensions:
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31.9 x 25.3 cm.
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Narrative description:
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John Hancock.
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References:
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BM 5293; W. L. Andrews, Portraiture of the American Revolution, p. 89
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Notes:
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From a series of portraits that depict American officers as heroes and British officers as unsuccessful or barbarous. BM states that artist's name (Littleford) and publication statement are perhaps fictitious.
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Creators:
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Done from an original picture ... by Littleford.
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Subject:
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American Revolution. Portraits.
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Normalized date:
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1775
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