The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775 – Antique Wall Art
![The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, [London] : Pubd. According to Act of Parlnt, 1775. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ef/ef1ee1270a4f-L.webp)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775
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This London etching, published in 1775, sets its satire in Boston, where the spring fighting at Lexington and Concord had just turned the colonial dispute into open war. Its title and named subjects, including the Earl of Bute, Lord Mansfield, Simon Fraser, Master of Lovat, and Alexander Wedderburn, point to a familiar British target: Scottish-born men in politics, the courts, and the army, who were often blamed for Crown policy toward the colonies. Bute had been prime minister and remained a lightning rod for opponents of the king's ministers. The print is worth noticing for how it turns a military confrontation into a commentary on who was responsible for it.
| Created / published | [London] : Pubd. According to Act of Parlnt, 1775. |
|---|---|
| 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. 5287 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. 684. |
| Subjects | Bute, John Stuart,--Earl of,--1713-1792. Mansfield, William Murray,--Earl of,--1705-1793. Fraser, Simon,--Master of Lovat,--1726-1782. Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn,--Earl of,--1733-1805. Soldiers--Scottish--1770-1780. Soldiers--British--1770-1780. Government officials--England--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,036 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109496 |
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