[STAMP ACT]. WILSON, Benjamin. The Repeal. Or the Funeral Procession, of Miss Americ-Stamp. [London: Mark Baskett, 1766].
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$4,000 -
$6,000
Sold for $4,063
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[STAMP ACT]. WILSON, Benjamin. The Repeal. Or the Funeral Procession, of Miss Americ-Stamp. [London: Mark Baskett, 1766].
Engraved cartoon on laid paper, 252 x 355 mm. (Some minor spotting.)
In the foreground, Dr. William Scott, Lord Grenville, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, and others mourn the repeal of the short-lived Stamp Act, depicted as a child-sized coffin. Descriptive text in the lower margin concludes: "these few mourners are separated from the joyful scene which appears on the river Thames, where three first rate ships are riding - Viz. the Conway, Rockingham and Grafton. Alon the opposite shore, stand open Warehouses.... among these is a large case containing the Statue of Mr. Pitt, which is heaving on board a boat No. 250, there is another boat taking in goods nearer the first Rates, which is No. 105. These numbers will even be held in esteem by the true Sons of Liberty."
Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
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