Leizel, Balth Frederic, fl. 1781 L'arrive Du Prince Quillaume [sic] Henry a Nouvelle York en Amerique

GLC07436

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GLC#
GLC07436
Type
Images
Date
1781 ca.
Author/Creator
Leizel, Balth Frederic, fl. 1781
Title
L'arrive Du Prince Quillaume [sic] Henry a Nouvelle York en Amerique
Place Written
Augsburg, Germany
Pagination
1 print Height: 47.9 cm, Width: 38.2 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Print from "Collection Des Prospects." Handcolored "Vue d'Optique" depicting a ship at habor, in billowing waves. A view of New York harbor (imaginary?), showing a ship arriving in a stormy sea, but said to be (per imprint) based on a painting by Richard Wright. It is supposed to show the third son of George III, Prince William Henry, visiting New York. Collateral to GLC04386, George Washington to Odgen, on a plan to kidnap the crown prince.

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