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Mrs. General Washington, Bestowing Thirteen Stripes On Britania

Mrs. General Washington, Bestowing Thirteen Stripes On Britania

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TITLE:  Mrs. General Washington, bestowing thirteen stripes on Britania CALL NUMBER:  PC 1 - 6202 (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZ62-45484 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY:  Print shows George Washington wearing a dress about to whip Britannia with 13 lashes as three men representing Spain, France, and Holland urge him on. MEDIUM:  1 print : etching. CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [1783 March] NOTES: Title from item. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6202 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 852. NOS, 2007-04 SUBJECTS: Washington, George,--1732-1799. Whipping--1780-1790. Britannia (Symbolic character)--1780-1790. International relations--1780-1790. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1780-1790.Etchings British 1780-1790. REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:  (digital file from b&w film copy neg.) cph 3a45679 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a45679 CONTROL #:  2004673535