Reaction to the Battle of Long Island and the capture of New York by British forces. North and Mansfield stand on a platform, the former holding up a dispatch from Howe. Bute and George III stand behind them. A distressed Wilkes stands in the left for...
Alternative Title:
Patriots in the dumps
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publisher not indentified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, America., and United States
Subject (Name):
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, and Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785.
Subject (Topic):
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776, Colonies, History, and Campaigns
A satire on governmental policy towards America, depicting the deck of a sailing ship, with George III at the helm between 2 large masts. Behind him is the tartan-clad Earl of Bute, and at the rail the Devil casts the lead, announcing "no bottom." The...
Alternative Title:
Royal George's cruise in the year two thousand seven hundred seventy-seven
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Williams bookseller, near the Mitre Tavern Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and America.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Colonies, Sailing ships, Helms, Devil, and Sailors
A man, possibly George III or Lord North, is seated on a three-legged stool, the legs of which are labelled Lords, Privy Council, and Commons, this last deeply cut by the axe. At the left, a seated Britannia sleeps, the cap of liberty atopt her droopi...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Bribery, Politics and government, History, Colonies, Clothing & dress, Axes, and Stools
In a blacksmith's shop, the Earl of Mansfield forges links of a chain, with Lord North on the left holding his lorgnette in his left hand, with "An Act for prohibiting trade" in his right hand. Lord Sandwich stands to North's left, holding hammer and ...
Alternative Title:
Political blacksmiths
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, History, Colonies, and Blacksmiths
Two horses labelled Obstinacy and Pride driven by Mansfield head for an abyss pulling a chaise occupied by a sleeping George III who holds a paper stating "I glory in the name of Englishman." Bute stands behind as footman holding papers entitled place...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England., Great Britain, and America.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835., and Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794.
