British valour and Yankee boasting or, Shannon versus Chesapeake / G. Cruikshank fect. – Vintage Print
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Few naval actions of the War of 1812 were turned into caricature as quickly as the meeting of HMS *Shannon* and USS *Chesapeake* off Boston Light on 1 June 1813. Captain Philip Broke's crew took the American frigate in about fifteen minutes, and George Cruikshank's etching uses that victory to mock American boasting, as the title's "Yankee boasting" makes plain. Published in *Town Talk*, the print shows how British readers were invited to laugh at American pride after a defeat. It is worth noticing how a single frigate action becomes a broader comment on national character.
| Created / published | 1813 September 1st. |
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| Medium | 1 print : etching, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) British 1810-1820.Etchings Hand-colored 1810-1820. |
| Notes | Pub[lishe]d for the Proprietor of Town Talk. Published in: Town Talk, v. 93. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9, no. 12080 |
| Subjects | Chesapeake (Frigate) Shannon (Frigate) Courage--1810-1820. Bragging--1810-1920. United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations--British. United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations--American. United States--History--War of 1812--Surrenders--American. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 662 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128359 |
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