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Poor old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children.
1777
Depicts England as an old man with wooden leg and crutch tugging on strings hooked onto the noses of five men across a divide labeled "The Atlantic Ocean"; the men resist, shoot pellets at, and taunt the old man. Includes a quote attributed to Shakespeare, "And therefore is England maimed & forc'd to go with a staff."
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- Call Number
- E-North 38/GC024/18th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/18th c./Caricatures GA 2024.02989
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- Language
- English
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Item Summary
Depicts England as an old man with wooden leg and crutch tugging on strings hooked onto the noses of five men across a divide labeled "The Atlantic Ocean"; the men resist, shoot pellets at, and taunt the old man. Includes a quote attributed to Shakespeare, "And therefore is England maimed & forc'd to go with a staff."
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Poor old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children.
- Call Number
- E-North 38/GC024/18th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/18th c./Caricatures GA 2024.02989
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcz316qd79w
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1777
- Extent
- 1 print : etching ; plate 24.6 x 35.2 cm; sheet 30 x 43.6 cm
- References
- George, 5397
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Title from item.
- Princeton copy 1 Mounted in mat.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1b9e886b-b3cb-44c7-80ee-9e63b79ce6e7/manifest