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The repeal or the funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp, en sanguine engraving 1766, a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames, with warehouses in a line in the background, one of which is inscribed The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now ship'd for America. George Grenville carrys coffin inscribed Miss Ame-stamp B. 1765 died 1766. On the quay are two large bales, one of which is inscribed, Stamps from America, i.e., stamps returned to England as no longer needed, because of the repeal of the Stamp Act. The other is marked, black cloth from America, intended for the funeral procession which follows.

Date

1765

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Notre référence

LZT16A00_352

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,5Mo (4,5Mo) / 42,3cm x 26,9cm / 5000 x 3183 (300dpi)

Mots clés

repeal funeral Miss Ame Stamp en sanguine engraving 1766 procession banks Thames warehouses line background one inscribed Sheffield Birmingham Warehouse Goods ship'd America George Grenville carrys coffin Ame-stamp B. 1765 died quay two large bales Stamps i.e. returned England no longer needed because Stamp Act marked black cloth intended follows vintage retro retro styled engraved image engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art