A View of the City of Boston the Capital of New England, in North America–Vue de la Ville de Boston, Capital de la Nouvelle Angleterre dan l'Amerique Septentrioinale

ca. 1762

Not on view

Allegorical figures are used here to comment on a Treaty of Alliance, which France and the United States formed in 1778, during the Revolutionary War--promising to support one another if attacked by the British. For France, this guaranteed the support of the United States if Britain were to break the peace. Britannia is shown climbing over a French shield and the treaty, to confront soldiers. Behind are figures representing Peace and Plenty.

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Title: A View of the City of Boston the Capital of New England, in North America–Vue de la Ville de Boston, Capital de la Nouvelle Angleterre dan l'Amerique Septentrioinale
Series/Portfolio: Scenographia Americana, or a Collection of Views in North America and the West Indies
Engraver: Pierre Charles Canot (French, Paris 1710–1777 Kentish Town, London (active England))
Artist: After intermediary artsit Mr. Pugh (British, active 1750–61)
Artist: After Thomas Pownall (British, 1722–1805)
Publisher: Carington Bowles I (British, 1724–1793)
Publisher: John Bowles (British, 1701?–1779)
Publisher: Thomas Jeffreys (British, ca. 1719–1771)
Publisher: Henry Parker (British, 1725–1809)
Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
Date: ca. 1762
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 14 9/16 × 20 7/8 in. (37 × 53 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. (41 × 59 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Object Number: 83.2.2090
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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