Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: THE STATE COOKS MAKING PEACE-PORRIDGE
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Accession number:
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31546
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Title:
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THE STATE COOKS MAKING PEACE-PORRIDGE
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Place:
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[London]
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Date:
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[1782]
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Image technique:
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Etching
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Image dimensions:
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18.5 x 32.2 cm. (image)
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Narrative description:
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British peace negotiations with the United States, France, Spain, and Holland. Images include: Charles James Fox (a fox) as a chef; America as an Indian; France; Spain; Holland; Admiral Augustus Keppel; William Petty, Earl Shelburne; Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond; Henry Seymour, General Henry Seymour Conway.
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References:
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BM 6009; Cresswell, American Revolution, 822
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Notes:
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Includes poetry. 8-line verse, "The state cooks making a peace--porridge are found," below the image. JCB copy lacks imprint.
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Subject:
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American Revolution
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Normalized date:
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1782
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