Feb 02, 2006 - Sale 2065

Sale 2065 - Lot 38

Price Realized: $ 748
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(CARICATURE.) Charles, William. Bruin become Mediator or Negociation for Peace. Engraved caricature, 250x350 mm, ample margins; mat burn and minor toning to the image, minor chips at edges. Philadelphia: Charles, circa 1814

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This satirical image relating to the negotiations at Ghent which ended the War of 1812 depicts John Bull pleading for mercy, a Lady Liberty refusing and a Russian bear attempting to mediate. Not in Murrell. Weitenkampf pages 19-20.