The able doctor, or, America swallowing the bitter draught [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The able doctor, or, America swallowing the bitter draught [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- America swallowing the bitter draught
- Published / Created
- [April 1774]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
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"America, a partly-draped female figure, is being held down by Lord Mansfield (right) in judge's wig and robes, while North, holding her by the throat, pours the contents of a tea-pot down her mouth. America ejects the tea in a stream directed at North's face. From his pocket hangs a paper inscribed "Boston Port Bill". Sandwich (left) kneels, holding America down by an ankle, while he lifts the edge of her draperies and peers beneath them. Behind Mansfield (right) stands Bute in Scots cap and kilt, holding a drawn sword, its blade inscribed "Military Law", pistols are thrust through his belt. Behind America stands Britannia resting one hand on her shield; she averts her face and covers her eyes with her hand. Behind Sandwich (left) stand two men dressed in the French and Spanish fashions and representing France and Spain or the monarchs of France and Spain; the order of the Golden Fleece hangs from the neck of Spain. They stand close together, pointing towards America with expressions of interest and concern. In the foreground is a torn document inscribed "Boston petition". In the background is the sea; on the horizon and on a minute scale are the spires of a town surrounded by ships, above is engraved, "Boston cannonaded"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title engraved below image.
Publication place and date from that of the periodical for which this plate was engraved.
Plate from: London magazine. London : Printed for J. Baldwin, v. 43 (1774), p. 185. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 11.5 x 16.8 cm, on sheet 13 x 21 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 774.04.00.01
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1774
Periodical illustrations
Engravings England London 1774
Etchings England London 1774 - Material
- etching & engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792 - Subject (Topic)
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Boston Port Bill, 1774
Boston Tea Party, 1773
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Ethnic stereotypes
Teapots
Medical procedures & techniques - Subjects
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North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Boston Port Bill, 1774
Boston Tea Party, 1773
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Ethnic stereotypes
Teapots
Medical procedures & techniques
England > 1774
England > London > 1774
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8261664
- Object ID (OID)
- 10716281