Item Summary

Illustration shows a group of men in a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames River with a row of warehouses in the background, one of which is labeled "The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now ship'd for America." At the head of the procession, Dr. W. Scott stands at the open doors to the tomb, he holds the text to his sermon, a dog relieves himself on his leg. Two flag bearers follow, behind them stands George Grenville carrying a child-sized coffin, next in line are five men, in various states of distress, followed by two bishops who bring up the rear. On the quay, behind the bishops are two bales labeled "Stamps from America" and "Black cloth return'd from America." There are three ships "Conway", "Rockingham", and "Grafton" moored in the river.

Descriptive Information

Title
The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp.
Call Number
E-North 38/GC024/18th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/18th c./Caricatures GA 2024.02993
Identifier
ark:/88435/dc0v838c76j
Publisher
[England] : [publisher not identified], [1766 or later]
Language
English
Date Created
1766
Extent
1 print : etching with engraving ; 25.3 x 35.2 cm (plate), 26.8 x 36.8 cm (sheet)
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, no. 4140
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Princeton copy 1: Mounted in mat
Title from item.

Discovery Information

Subject
Grenville, George 1712-1770
Great Britain—Stamp Act (1765)

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/6359e52f-ef1e-4c5a-9ebb-04077e1a6480/manifest