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Image Title: What May Be Doing Abroad - What Is Doing At Home, 1769

Date: 1769

Summary: Print shows two simultaneous scenes, on the top, the Kings of Spain, France, and Prussia, and Queen Maria Theresa carve out portions of the British empire for themselves, while on the bottom, members of the Duke of Grafton's ministry haggle over internal disputes and problems with the colonies in America; behind his ministers, George III stands in a doorway weeping.

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. 645.

Subjects: Politics & government--England--1760-1770
Rulers--1760-1770
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Original Media: Engraving|Etching

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

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