TITLE: Mal lui veut mal lui tourne dit le Bon Homme Richard - sujet mémorable des révolutions de l'univers CALL NUMBER: PC 1 - 5727 (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-28229 (b&w film copy neg., with explanation)LC-USZ62-34863 (b&w film copy neg., without explanation) RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: Cartoon shows a man with feathered cap labeled "Ameriquain" (representing America) cutting the horns off a cow labeled "Commerce d'Angleterre" (representing British commerce) which is being milked by a Dutchman labeled "Hollandois," two men labeled "Francois" and "Espagnol" (representing France and Spain) are standing toward the rear of the cow holding bowls of milk. In the foreground, on the left, lies the British lion asleep, a small dog is standing on the lion's back urinating. A distraught Englishman labeled "Anglois" is standing to the right of the lion. In the background, across an expanse of water, is a city labeled "Philadelphia," to the right of the city is a ship, the "Aigle" (i.e., Eagle) laid-up in dry dock, Admiral Howe is sitting at a table, out of sight of his flag ship, with his brother General Howe, a keg is on the ground to the right and wine bottles on the ground to the left of the table. Includes an explanation in French printed separately and pasted below the print. MEDIUM: 1 print : etching and engraving. CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1778 and 1780] NOTES: Title from item. Alternate title from: Westminster Magazine, v. 6 (1778 Mar. 1), p. 66. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5727 de Vinck, 1212 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / 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. 782. SUBJECTS: International relations--1770-1780. Cows--England--1770-1780. Commerce--British--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic & industrial aspects. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) 1770-1780.Intaglio prints 1770-1780. OTHER TITLE: A picturesque view of the state of the nation for February 1778 REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID: (digital file from b&w film copy neg. with explanation) cph 3a29010 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a29010 (digital file from b&w film copy neg. without explanation) cph 3a35348 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a35348 CONTROL #: 2004673398
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