Peace of Ghent 1814 and triumph of America / Mme. Plantou, Citizen of ...
Print is allegorical reference to the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812, showing Minerva dictating the terms of peace, which Mercury delivers to Britannia and Hercules compells her to accept. Publish... More
Peace of Ghent 1814 and triumph of America / Mme. Plantou, Citizen of ...
Print is allegorical reference to the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812, showing Minerva dictating the terms of peace, which Mercury delivers to Britannia and Hercules compells her to accept. Publish... More
Peace - A painting of two women shaking hands in front of a flag
In an allegory of the Treaty of Ghent, signed on Dec. 24, 1814, Britannia and America hold olive branches before an altar. Sailors, holding British and American flags, hold an uninscribed banner; through drapes... More
John Bull's fish monopoly - Victorian era public domain image
An anti-British satire, reflecting American enragement at Britain's tightening of restrictions on territorial waters open to American fishermen off the coast of Canada. In July 1852, England notified the Unite... More