COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
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JCBMAPS~2~2
JCB Political Cartoons
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Accession number:
31532
accession_number
31532
Accession number
false
Title:
The AMERICAN RATTLE SNAKE
title
The AMERICAN RATTLE SNAKE
Title
false
Place:
[London]
place
[London]
Place
false
Publisher:
Pubd. . . . by W[illiam] Humphrey, No: 227 strand
publisher
Pubd. . . . by W[illiam] Humphrey, No: 227 strand
Publisher
false
Date:
1782. April 12th
date
1782. April 12th
Date
false
Image technique:
Etching
image_technique
Etching
Image technique
false
Image dimensions:
22 x 32.1 cm. (image)
image_dimensions
22 x 32.1 cm. (image)
Image dimensions
false
Narrative description:
Reaction to the British surrender at Yorktown, October 19, 1781, news of which reached London on November 25th. Images include: American rattlesnake surrounding British troops.
narrative_description
Reaction to the British surrender at Yorktown, October 19, 1781, news of which reached London on November 25th. Images include: American rattlesnake surrounding British troops.
Narrative description
false
References:
BM 5973; Cresswell, American Revolution, 812
references
BM 5973; Cresswell, American Revolution, 812
References
false
Notes:
Includes poetry. Verse, "Britons within the Yorktown Plains," in 4 lines at lower left and right, below image. Attributed to Gillray by BM Catalogue.
notes
Includes poetry. Verse, "Britons within the Yorktown Plains," in 4 lines at lower left and right, below image. Attributed to Gillray by BM Catalogue.
Notes
false
Creators:
[James Gillray]
creators
[James Gillray]
Creators
false
Subject:
American Revolution
subject
American Revolution
Subject
false
Normalized date:
1782
normalized_date
1782
Normalized date
false