TITLE: The triumph of America CALL NUMBER: PC 1 - 4152 (A size) [P&P]PC 1 - 4152 A Another impression. REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-17241 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: Print shows William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham, driving a triumphal carriage in which rides a Native American representing America. The carriage is drawn by a team of six horses, "Royal Oak, Crafty, Weathercock, Surly, Prudence, [and] Prerogative", representing the members of Pitt's new ministry, the Duke of Grafton, Charles Townshend, the Earl of Shelburne, H.S. Conway, Robert Henley (Earl of Northington), and Lord Camden. The carriage is headed down a steep slope toward an abyss into which Britannia has already fallen. Though guided by a Native American as the postilion, the horses balk at proceeding further. MEDIUM: 1 print : etching. CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1766 August] NOTES: Title from item. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, no. 4152 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. 628. SUBJECTS: Pitt, William,--Earl of Chatham,--1708-1778. Politics & government--England--1760-1770. Carriages & coaches--England--1760-1770. Horse teams--England--1760-1770. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1760-1770.Etchings British 1760-1770. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID: (digital file from b&w film copy neg.) cph 3a19438 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a19438 CONTROL #: 2004672613
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