COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
mediaCollectionId
JCBMAPS~2~2
JCB Political Cartoons
Collection
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Accession number:
31516
accession_number
31516
Accession number
false
Title:
The Ballance of Power
title
The Ballance of Power
Title
false
Place:
London
place
London
Place
false
Publisher:
Published as ye Act directs . . . by R[obert] Wilkinson, at No. 58 in Cornhill
publisher
Published as ye Act directs . . . by R[obert] Wilkinson, at No. 58 in Cornhill
Publisher
false
Date:
1781. Jany. 17
date
1781. Jany. 17
Date
false
Image technique:
Etching, colored
image_technique
Etching, colored
Image technique
false
Image dimensions:
22.1 x 33.4 cm.
image_dimensions
22.1 x 33.4 cm.
Image dimensions
false
Narrative description:
Britain will prevail. America and her allies will regret their actions. Images include: America as an Indian; Britannia; France; Spain; Holland; scales of power.
narrative_description
Britain will prevail. America and her allies will regret their actions. Images include: America as an Indian; Britannia; France; Spain; Holland; scales of power.
Narrative description
false
References:
BM 5827; Cresswell, American Revolution, 786
references
BM 5827; Cresswell, American Revolution, 786
References
false
Notes:
JCB copy 2 is uncolored (accession # 29643). Includes poetry. "America, duped by a treacherous train," engraved in 3 columns below image.
notes
JCB copy 2 is uncolored (accession # 29643). Includes poetry. "America, duped by a treacherous train," engraved in 3 columns below image.
Notes
false
Creators:
R. S.
creators
R. S.
Creators
false
Subject:
American Revolution
subject
American Revolution
Subject
false
Normalized date:
1781
normalized_date
1781
Normalized date
false