The repeal. Or the funeral procession, of Miss Americ-stamp

The repeal. Or the funeral procession, of Miss Americ-stamp

Item Information

Title:
The repeal. Or the funeral procession, of Miss Americ-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, and this version is probably not the first.
Date:
[1766]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Engravings
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 : engraving ; 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9880w812m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[London]
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
References: British Museum number 4140. American Revolution in Drawings and Prints number 623.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Accession #:
11_03_000025