The repeal, or the funeral of Miss Ame- stamp

The repeal, or the funeral of Miss Ame- stamp

Item Information

Title:
The repeal, or the funeral of Miss Ame- stamp
Description:
The Stamp Act is put to rest in a funeral procession on a London quay. George Grenville carries the coffin and Lord Bute follows as chief mourner. This was a very popular print, frequently copied. Dorothy George indicates that the original version of this cartoon had this inscription, which is a play on the French verb to love stamps as well as to America. However, this is obviously a crude, pirated version printed to capitalize on the cartoon's popularity.
Date:
[ca. 1766]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Etchings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
American related cartoons, BM 3547 - BM 5283 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Politics & government
Taxes
Funeral processions
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Grenville, George, 1712-1770
Stamp Act Congress (1765 : New York, N.Y.)
Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765)
Places:
England
Extent:
1 print : etching ; 9 x 13 1/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9880w790s
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Handwritten note on item: "Hon. Geo. stamp full of greif [sic] and despair carrying his favorite child's coffin Miss Americ stamp who was born in 1765 and died hard in 1766."
References: British Museum number 4140. American Revolution in Drawings and Prints number 624.
Accession #:
11_03_000014