La Destruction de la Statue Royale a Nouvelle Yorck [New York]

Habermann, Francois X., 1721-1796 La Destruction de la Statue Royale a Nouvelle Yorck [New York]

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GLC#
GLC06952
Type
Images
Date
1776 ca.
Author/Creator
Habermann, Francois X., 1721-1796
Title
La Destruction de la Statue Royale a Nouvelle Yorck [New York]
Place Written
Augsburg, Germany
Pagination
1 print Height: 33.7 cm, Width: 49.5 cm
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Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

New York Sons of Liberty destroying a statue of King George III. Highly imaginative scene with late Baroque buildings more characteristic of Germany or Austria or perhaps Holland. Hand-colored. Background shows a full-length statue (it was equestrian) and many turbaned slaves. (Slaves were, in fact, involved in pulling down the statue.) Plate mark "Aaaa no. 2" at bottom. Part of a series of Vues d'Optique printed at Augsburg; other prints in the series include Landing of the British troops (GLC 5860) and fire in New York (GLC 7754). Fowble, Two Centuries, 172.

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