The Charles, William, 1776-1820 artist still image graphic still image Political cartoons-1810-1820. Etchings-Hand-colored-1810-1820. xxu 1814 monographic Philadelphia s.n.,] c1814 eng

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1 print on laid paper : etching and aquatint with watercolor ; 24.4 x 36 cm (plate), 28 x 42.3 cm (sheet) 1 print on wove paper : etching and aquatint ; 24.4 x 36 cm (plate), 26.6 x 41.3 cm (sheet) Charles's satire attacks the Hartford Convention, a series of secret meetings of New England Federalists held in December 1814. The artist caricatures radical secessionist leader Timothy Pickering and lampoons the inclinations toward secession by convention members Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, alleging encouragement from English King George III. In the center, on a shore, kneels Timothy Pickering, with hands clasped praying, "I, Strongly and most fervently pray for the success of this great leap which will change my vulgar name into that of my Lord of Essex. God save the King." On a precipice above him, a man, possibly Harrison Gray Otis, representing Massachusetts, pulls two others (Rhode Island and Connecticut, possibly James Hillhouse) toward the edge. Rhode Island: "Poor little I, what will become of me? this leap is of a frightful size -- I sink into despondency." Connecticut: "I cannot Brother Mass; let me pray and fast some time longer -- little Rhode will jump the first." Massachusetts: "What a dangerous leap!!! but we must jump Brother Conn." Across the water, on the right, sits George III with arms stretched out toward the men on the cliff. He calls, "O'tis my Yankey boys! jump in my fine fellows; plenty molasses and Codfish; plenty of goods to Smuggle; Honours, titles and Nobility into the bargain." On the left, below the cliff, is a medallion inscribed with the names of Perry, McDonough, Hull, and other heroes of the War of 1812 and decorated with a ribbon which reads, "This is the produce of the land they wish to abandon." No known restrictions on publication. Wm. Charles, Sc. Title from item. Printed on lower left: Entr'd according to act of Congress. Library has two impressions (1) etching on laid paper, hand-colored, copyright deposit, and (2) etching on wove paper, b&w. DLC The Library's hand-colored impression was deposited for copyright on December 10, 1814, by Samuel Kennedy. DLC Colored impression Inscribed in ink on back: No. 712. Title Page of "The Hartford Convention &tc. Deposited 10th Decre. 1814 by Samuel Kennedy as Proprietor. There appear to be some puns in the print: Timothy Pickering, of Essex County, appears to make reference to Massachusetts Governor Caleb Strong when he says, and different type is used, "Strong ly"; and George III may refer to Harrison Gray Otis, Massachusetts delegate to the Hartford Convention, when he says "O'tis my Yankey boys!", as he gestures toward the three men representing Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island depicted above Pickering. Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1814-2. Colored impression Exhibited: "1812 : A Nation Emerges" at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2014-2015. George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Hillhouse, James, 1754-1832 Otis, Harrison Gray, 1765-1848 Hartford Convention (1814-1815 : Hartford, Conn.) Secession 1810-1820 United States History War of 1812 Connecticut Symbolic representation 1810-1820 Massachusetts Symbolic representation 1810-1820 Rhode Island Symbolic representation 1810-1820 PGA - Charles (W.)--Hartford Convention ... Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.10755 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g12748 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.05636 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a10467 p. 98-100 p. 88, 94 p. 30 p. 19 2002708988 LC-DIG-ppmsca-10755 DLC LC-USZC4-12748 DLC LC-DIG-pga-05636 DLC LC-USZ62-7831 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/ppmsca.10755 hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3g12748 hdl:loc.pnp/pga.05636 hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3a10467 aacr gihc DLC 021019 20250606194852.4 12975094 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)