{"id":25253,"date":"2022-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/dev-en\/antiek\/uncategorized\/satirical-print-american-revolutionary-war-1778\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:46:42","slug":"satirical-print-american-revolutionary-war-1778","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/sold\/satirical-print-american-revolutionary-war-1778\/","title":{"rendered":"Satirical print, American Revolutionary War &#8211; anonymous, 1778"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA SATIRICAL ENGRAVING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Etching with engraving made by an <strong>anonymous<\/strong> artist in <strong>1778<\/strong>. Coloured by a later hand. Size: (plate) c. 21 x 27,5 cm (incl. text: 31,5 x 27,5 cm).<\/p>\n<p>Reference is being made to the threat to British commerce posed by the avarice of England&#8217;s neighbors and controversial conduct of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Howe,_1st_Earl_Howe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Howe,_5th_Viscount_Howe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Howe<\/a> as commanders of the British land and sea forces in America. A cow, representing the commerce of Great Britain, stands at the shore while an American saws off her horns. A Dutchman milks the cow while a Frenchman and Spaniard wait for their share of the milk. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_national_symbols_of_the_United_Kingdom,_the_Channel_Islands_and_the_Isle_of_Man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British lion<\/a> sleeps in the foreground while a small dog befouls him. In the background, Lord Howe&#8217;s ship has run ashore at Philadelphia, and the Howe brothers are depicted in a drunken stupor at a table, representing the hollow victory of the capture of Philadelphia. An Englishman, wringing his hands in despair, watches the scene unaware of how to help.<\/p>\n<p><em>Literature: Frederik Muller &#8220;Nederlandsche historieplaten&#8221; (1863-1882), <\/em><em>no. 4337-1.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Price: SOLD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-ERA SATIRICAL ENGRAVING Etching with engraving made by an anonymous artist in 1778. Coloured by a later hand. Size: (plate) c. 21 x 27,5 cm (incl. text: 31,5 x 27,5 cm). 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