A political concert; the vocal parts by 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, 3. F--x, 4. Kepp--ll, 5. Mrs. Britania, 6. Shelb--n, 7. Dun--i--g, 8. Benidick Rattle Snake / Colley ingrad. – Antique Print
![A political concert; the vocal parts by 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, 3. F--x, 4. Kepp--ll, 5. Mrs. Britania, 6. Shelb--n, 7. Dun--i--g, 8. Benidick Rattle Snake / Colley ingrad., [London] : Pubd. by W. Richardson near Surry St. Strand, 1783 Feby 18. — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1b/1bd8b551acc2-L.webp)
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A political concert; the vocal parts by 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, 3. F--x, 4. Kepp--ll, 5. Mrs. Britania, 6. Shelb--n, 7. Dun--i--g, 8. Benidick Rattle Snake / Colley ingrad. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A political concert; the vocal parts by 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, 3. F--x, 4. Kepp--ll, 5. Mrs. Britania, 6. Shelb--n, 7. Dun--i--g, 8. Benidick Rattle Snake / Colley ingrad.
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A political concert, published in London on February 18, 1783, stages the end of the American war as a musical performance, with each politician given a vocal part. Miss America, Franklin and Mrs. Britannia are among the named singers, and the cast also includes figures keyed to Fox, Shelburne and others. The timing matters: the Treaty of Paris had not yet been signed, and the British ministry of Lord Shelburne was about to collapse. The print's joke is that the men handling the peace sound more like quarreling performers than a harmonious chorus.
| Created / published | [London] : Pubd. by W. Richardson near Surry St. Strand, 1783 Feby 18. |
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| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) British 1780-1790.Engravings British 1780-1790. |
| Notes | Title from item. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6173 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. 848. Exhibited: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2005. |
| Subjects | Britannia (Symbolic character)--1780-1790. Singing--1780-1790. Peace--1780-1790. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,006 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109522 |
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