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A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the humane British and their worthy allies! – Historic Reproduction

A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the humane British and their worthy allies!, [S.l. : s.n.], 1812. — historic print
A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the humane British and their worthy allies!, [S.l. : s.n.], 1812.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Its sardonic title, "A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the humane British and their worthy allies!", signals the mockery before the viewer reaches the image. Published in 1812, the year the United States declared war on Britain, this hand-colored etching belongs to a wave of American satirical prints that questioned British claims to restraint. Such images targeted Britain's alliances with Native nations on the Northwest frontier and aimed to rally public opinion by casting the conflict as a fight against frontier cruelty. The print is catalogued in Reilly's *American Political Prints, 1766-1876*, which places it among the era's partisan responses to the war.

Created / published[S.l. : s.n.], 1812.
Medium1 print on wove paper: etching with watercolor ; plate 23.5 x 34.6 cm.
GenrePolitical cartoons 1810-1820.Etchings Hand-colored 1810-1820.
NotesTitle appears as written on the print. Lanmon, p. 91 Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1812-3.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,139 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-161153

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