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Image Title: A Political Concert; The Vocal Parts By 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, 3. F--X, 4. Kepp--Ll, 5. Mrs. Britania, 6. Shelb--N, 7. Dun--I--G, 8. Benidick Rattle Snake, 1783

Creator: Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, artist

Date: 1783 Feby 18.

Summary: Print shows a Native woman representing America and Britannia standing in the center holding a pole topped with a liberty cap, they are joined by Benjamin Franklin, Charles James Fox, Augustus Keppel, Lord Shelburne, John Dunning, and a rattlesnake as Benedict Arnold standing beneath a picture of a gallows representing Major Andre.

Notes: Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 848.

Subjects: Britannia (Symbolic character)--1780-1790
Peace--1780-1790
Singing--1780-1790
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Original Media: Engraving

Collections: Cartoon Prints, British » more info...

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