File:Ratification of the Convention (BM 1868,0808.5979).jpg
Original file (1,600 × 1,012 pixels, file size: 507 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary[edit]
Ratification of the Convention
(   ) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title |
Ratification of the Convention |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: Pitt (right), very thin and elongated, kneels to kiss the bared posterior of a fierce-looking Spanish don, who stoops, supporting himself on the point of a sword inscribed 'Compensation'. Pitt lifts the Spaniard's cape with his right hand; in his left he holds a document: 'Estimate 3,072 114-9-8 For asserta-ining restrictions on a Trade before Unlimited'. The Spaniard looks round with a satisfied glare; his extravagantly long moustaches extend from both sides of his face. The scene is the sea-shore. In the background (right) are ships at anchor in a cove; a group of defenceless Englishmen stands facing a body of Spaniards with drawn swords; the leader, who holds an axe, says, "You shall erect no Huts here". Near the horizon (left) are two ships inscribed 'We must not go any nearer'. By the shore (left) dolphin-like fish raise heads from the water, saying, "You'll not catch us for we are within Ten leagues", and "You'll not pick our Bones this time Mr Jack Bull - Thanks to Billy." 6 December 1790
Etching |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depicted people | Associated with: William Pitt the Younger | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current location |
Prints and Drawings |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accession number |
1868,0808.5979 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938) By the Convention with Spain which settled the Nootka Sound crisis (see BMSat 7645, &c.) on terms favourable to England (thus laying the foundations of British Columbia), it was agreed that to prevent illicit trade with Spanish settlements, the British should not fish within ten leagues from the coasts already occupied by Spain. The British, though excluded from making settlements to the south of the Pacific coasts and islands already occupied by Spain, were allowed to erect temporary huts for the purposes of their fishery. 'Ann. Reg.', 1790, pp. 303-5. (Text of the Convention.) The print falsely implies that these restrictions were imposed on the Nootka Sound settlement. The Convention was attacked by the Opposition (especially by Lansdowne and Fox) as the unmeaning conclusion of unprovoked bullying, which had failed to secure adequate reparation, had led to an increase in the debt of three millions, and had been designed to influence the general election. 'Parl. Hist.' xxviii. 933-1003 (debates of 13 and 14 Dec). The Convention, however, was popular and was the subject of a loyal address of thanks and congratulations from the City to the King, see BMSat 7680. It was a diplomatic triumph for Pitt. See J. T. Stoker, 'Pitt et la Rév. française', Paris, 1935, pp. 40-7; Rose, 'Pitt and National Revival', 1911, Ch. xxv. See also BMSats 7674 A, 7676, 7677, 7681, 7682, 7683, 7684, 7821, 7842, 7871. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-5979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing[edit]
This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag.  | ||||
.jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
.jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 03:05, 11 May 2020 | | 1,600 × 1,012 (507 KB) | Copyfraud (talk | contribs) | British Museum public domain uploads (Copyfraud/BM) Satirical prints in the British Museum 1790 #4,668/12,043 |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg&oldid=721193642){kind=link}