The Reconciliation Between Britannia and Her Daughter America
May 11, 1782
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (24.5 x 35.2 cm) sheet: 10 1/16 x 15 3/16 in. (25.5 x 38.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number
24.90.1408
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the Prints department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, can discover *The Reconciliation Between Britannia and Her America*, a poignant etching created by Thomas Colley and Richardson on May 11, 1782. Measuring about 9⅝ × 13⅞ inches on the plate, this satirical print captures moment of tentative hope amid the American Revolutionary War's final throes. Etching, a technique where acid etches intricate lines into a metal plate inked impressions, allowed for detailed, reproducible commentary that reached wide audiences across Britain and its colonies. The artwork personifies Britain as Britan...
About the Artist
Thomas Colley|William Richardson (British|British) · 1778 |1778 –1812 |1783
British, active 1778–1812|British, active 1778–83