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George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham. He emerged as one of Cobham's Cubs, a group of young members of Parliament ...
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30 de oct. de 2023 · published on 30 October 2023. Download Full Size Image. A political cartoon depicting the repeal of the Stamp Act in March 1766. A child's coffin, meant to represent the act, is carried by a grief-stricken George Grenville, the main proponent of the Stamp Act.
Bowing to the pressure, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766. In this cartoon, a funeral procession to the tomb of the Stamp Act includes its principal proponent, Treasury Secretary George Grenville (1712–1770), carrying a child's coffin, marked "Miss Ame-Stamp born 1765, died 1766."
In this cartoon, a funeral procession to the tomb of the Stamp Act includes its principal proponent, Treasury Secretary George Grenville, carrying a child’s coffin, marked “Miss Ame-Stamp born 1765, died 1766.”
JOIN, or DIE by Benjamin Franklin, May 1754. A political cartoon commentary on the disunity of the Thirteen Colonies during the French and Indian War, reused at the Albany Plan of Union, and later used to encourage the colonies to unite for independence during the American Revolutionary War. Note: "Reused at the Albany Plan of Union" was added ...
This 1766 illustration shows a funeral procession for the Stamp Act. Reverend William Scott leads the procession of politicians who had supported the act, while a dog urinates on his leg. George Grenville, pictured fourth in line, carries a small coffin. What point do you think this cartoon is trying to make?
Headings. - Grenville, George,--1712-1770. - Great Britain.--Stamp Act (1765) - Funeral processions--England--1760-1770. - United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes. Headings. Cartoons (Commentary)--British--1760-1770. Etchings--1760-1770. Notes. - Title from item. - Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
