COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
31532
Title:
The AMERICAN RATTLE SNAKE
Place:
[London]
Publisher:
Pubd. . . . by W[illiam] Humphrey, No: 227 strand
Date:
1782. April 12th
Image technique:
Etching
Image dimensions:
22 x 32.1 cm. (image)
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.
References:
BM 5973; Cresswell, American Revolution, 812
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.
Creators:
[James Gillray]
Subject:
American Revolution
Normalized date:
1782
The AMERICAN RATTLE SNAKE
