The savages let loose, or, The cruel fate of the loyalists [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The savages let loose, or, The cruel fate of the loyalists [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Cruel fate of the loyalists
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- 15 March 1783.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Sold by W. Humphrey No 227 Strand
- Abstract
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Three American Indians are shown killing six loyalists as the result of the 1783 peace treaty preliminaries. On the left, an Indian pulling on the rope attached to the nooses of two military officers and two civilians hanged from a limb of a dead tree says, "I have them all in a String." The limb is inscribed, "Recommended to Congress by Lord S___e [Shelburne]." Below, another Indian with a large knife in his hand pulls the hair of a loyalist lying on the ground saying, "I'll scalp him." To their right, a loyalist kneeling on the ground and looking with horror over his shoulder at the Indian with a raised tomahawk says, "O Cruel Fate! is this the Return for Our Loyalty," to which the Indian responds, "I'll tomahawk the Dog."
- Description
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Title from item.
Date, including day, in lower right corner of the design. The day of publication not given in British Museum catalogue. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 253 x 356 mm, on sheet 27 x 44 cm.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 783.03.00.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1783
Etchings England London 1783 - Material
- etching ;
- Subject (Geographic)
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United States
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
- Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
- Subject (Topic)
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Indians of North America
Hangings
Scalping
Massacres
Clothing & dress
Military uniforms
British
Headdresses
Tomahawks
Politics and government
History - Subjects
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Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Indians of North America
Hangings
Scalping
Massacres
Clothing & dress > United States > 1780-1790
Military uniforms > British > 18th century
Headdresses
Tomahawks
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
England > 1783
England > London > 1783
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
- 6788892
- Object ID (OID)
- 10724715