COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
31465
Title:
THE POLITICAL CARTOON, FOR THE YEAR 1775.
Place:
[London]
Date:
[1775]
Image technique:
Engraving
Image dimensions:
10.7 x 18.2 cm. (image)
Narrative description:
A carriage is driven towards a chasm. England and George III are driven to destruction by political advisors. Images include: America in flames; British people; John Stuart, Earl of Bute, as a footman; Charles Pratt, Baron Camden, in wig and robes; William Pitt, Earl Chatham, with crutches; Scottish clerks; the Devil; George III, King of England; William Murray, Earl Mansfield, with a whip; Frederick, Lord North; Obstinacy, as a horse; Pride, as a horse.
References:
BM 5288; Cresswell, American Revolution 688
Notes:
From: the Westminster magazine, vol. III (May 1775), p. 209. Explanatory text on verso.
Subject:
North Administration (January 1770-March 1782). American Revolution.
Normalized date:
1775
THE POLITICAL CARTOON, FOR THE YEAR 1775.
