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51. The sailor's present, or, The jealous clown [graphic]

Published / Created:: published as the act directs [1778?]
Call Number:: 778.00.00.10+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: In a country setting with cows and a windmill in the background, a young milkmaid sits on a bench under an oak tree, receiving a ribbon from a young sailor seated beside her. Another young girl looks on from behind, while the milkmaid's country suitor stands behind sulkily scratching his head. A dog paws at the milkmaid's lap while another drinks from the milking pail
Alternative Title:: Jealous clown
Description:: Date surmised from British Museum catalogue, v. 5, Appendix, "Key to the dates of the series of Mezzotints issued by Carington Bowles.", Numbered in lower left of plate 385., Publication date erased from print., and Torn and repaired.
Publisher:: Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his map & print warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):: England
Subject (Topic):: Military uniforms, British, Clothing & dress, Sailors, Hats, Couples, Windmills, Dairy farming, Cows, and Dogs
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The sailor's present, or, The jealous clown [graphic]

52. The savages let loose, or, The cruel fate of the loyalists [graphic].

Published / Created:: 15 March 1783.
Call Number:: 783.03.00.01+
Image Count:: 1
Abstract:: 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."
Alternative Title:: Cruel fate of the loyalists
Description:: Title from item. and Date, including day, in lower right corner of the design. The day of publication not given in British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:: Sold by W. Humphrey No 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):: United States and Great Britain
Subject (Name):: Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
Subject (Topic):: Indians of North America, Hangings, Scalping, Massacres, Clothing & dress, Military uniforms, British, Headdresses, Tomahawks, Politics and government, and History
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The savages let loose, or, The cruel fate of the loyalists [graphic].