The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds – Antique Wall Art
(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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The patriotick barber of New York, or the Captain in the suds comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Here a New York barber, cast as a patriot, lathers up a captain in a joke that turns on the phrase "in the suds." Published in London on February 14, 1775, by the printsellers Robert Sayer and John Bennett and attributed to Philip Dawe, it is the third plate in a satirical series that mocked colonial resistance for British audiences. Two months later, fighting broke out at Lexington and Concord, which gives the print's teasing tone a sharper edge in hindsight.
| Created / published | London : Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 1775 Feb. 14. |
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| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint. |
| Genre | Puns 1770-1780.Cartoons (Commentary) British 1770-1780.Mezzotints 1770-1780. |
| Notes | Title from item. Plate III. Attributed to Philip Dawe, per BMC no. 5284. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5284 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. 679. |
| Subjects | Sons of Liberty--1770-1780. Shaving--1770-1780. Barbershops--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,160 × 1,445 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219091 |
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