The conference between the brothers how to get rich – Historic Reproduction
![The conference between the brothers how to get rich, [London] : Publish'd by W. Williams Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 1777 Oct. 10. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/28/28cd66ff9cda-L.webp)
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Richard and William Howe, two British brothers who held senior posts in the war against the American colonies, are the figures at the center of this London etching from October 1777. Richard commanded the navy and William the army, and the print imagines their conversation as a bargain over how to profit from the conflict, with the devil standing in as a symbol of avarice. It was published by W. Williams on Fleet Street, one of many British satires that accused officials of enriching themselves while the war dragged on. The title, *The Conference Between the Brothers: How to Get Rich*, states the charge directly.
| Created / published | [London] : Publish'd by W. Williams Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 1777 Oct. 10. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) British 1770-1780.Etchings British 1770-1780. |
| Notes | Title from item. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5399 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. 711. |
| Subjects | Howe, Richard Howe,--Earl,--1726-1799. Howe, William Howe,--Viscount,--1729-1814. Avarice--1770-1780. Conversation--1770-1780. Devil--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,172 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-119254 |
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