1775–1783 war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, which won independence as the United States of America

A battle between British forces and the Continental American army: a man on a horse carrying a cutlass (George Washington?) is surrounded by other men, some carrying standards. Pencil and ink wash by H. Brueckner, 1874.

English commerce is shown as a cow milked by the Dutch, the horns sawn off by the Americans and its milk drunk by the French and the Spanish, while an Englishman wrings his hands at this distressing sight. Etching, ca. 1780.

A French nobleman handing his son a sword as the latter prepares to go and fight for the Americans in the American War of Independence. Line engraving by J.J. Avril after P.A. Wille, 1788.

1 drawing : pencil and ink wash ; image 48 x 66.5 cm

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 17 x 26 cm

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image and border 21.3 x 17.9 cm

Horatio Nelson setting off to seize an American ship in the American War of Independence, 1777. Engraving by A. Raimbach, 1809, after R. Westall.

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; image 52.5 x 41.5 cm

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A battle between British forces and the Continental American army: a man on a horse carrying a cutlass (George Washington?) is surrounded by other men, some carrying standards. Pencil and ink wash by H. Brueckner, 1874.

English commerce is shown as a cow milked by the Dutch, the horns sawn off by the Americans and its milk drunk by the French and the Spanish, while an Englishman wrings his hands at this distressing sight. Etching, ca. 1780.

Horatio Nelson setting off to seize an American ship in the American War of Independence, 1777. Engraving by A. Raimbach, 1809, after R. Westall.

A French nobleman handing his son a sword as the latter prepares to go and fight for the Americans in the American War of Independence. Line engraving by J.J. Avril after P.A. Wille, 1788.