The times, anno. 1783 – Vintage Wall Art
![The times, anno. 1783, [London] : Pubd. by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, 1783 Aprl. 14th. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/63/63fa9fa2b6d9-L.webp)
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*The Times, anno 1783* dates itself to a single spring, and its London publisher, W. Humphrey, issued it on April 14, 1783. The etching is attributed to James Gillray, who went on to become the most celebrated political caricaturist of his age. Its subject is John Bull, the stout symbol of the English nation, and the print ties him to the American war and the peace that followed. Britain was then settling the terms of independence for its former colonies, and satirical prints like this one reflected the public argument over what the country had lost and how it should move forward.
| Created / published | [London] : Pubd. by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, 1783 Aprl. 14th. |
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| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) British 1780-1790.Etchings 1780-1790. |
| Notes | Title from item. Attributed to James Gillray, BM CPPS no. 6210. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6210 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. 855. |
| Subjects | John Bull (Symbolic character)--1780-1790. International relations--1780-1790. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,025 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109524 |
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