Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: SIX-PENCE A DAY.
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Accession number:
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31467
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Title:
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SIX-PENCE A DAY.
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Place:
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[London]
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Publisher:
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Publish'd ... by W[illiam] Humphrey, Gerrard Street, Soho.
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Date:
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1775. 26 Octr.
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Image technique:
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Engraving
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Image dimensions:
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21.4 x 35 cm. (image)
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Narrative description:
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British anti-recruiting satire. The calamities faced by a British soldier sent to fight in the American colonies are contrasted with the good life of the English worker. Images include: sedan chair carrier (chair man); chimney sweep; coachman; Famine; American soldiers; British soldiers.
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References:
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BM 5295
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Notes:
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"Exposed to the Horrors of War, pestilence and Famine, for a Farthing an Hour," at upper center.
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Subject:
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American Revolution
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Normalized date:
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1775
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