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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06952 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | La Destruction de la Statue Royale a Nouvelle Yorck [New York] |
| Date | ca. 1776 |
| Author | Habermann, Francois Xavier (1721-1796) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | New York Sons of Liberty destroying a statue of King George III. Highly imaginative scene with late Baroque buildings more characteristic of Germany or Austria or perhaps Holland. Hand-colored. Background shows a full-length statue (it was equestrian) and many turbaned slaves. (Slaves were, in fact, involved in pulling down the statue.) Plate mark "Aaaa no. 2" at bottom. Part of a series of Vues d'Optique printed at Augsburg; other prints in the series include Landing of the British troops (GLC 5860) and Fire in New York (GLC 7754). Fowble, Two Centuries, 172. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Monument Sons of Liberty African American History Slavery Declaration of Independence Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| Place written | Augsburg, Germany |
| Theme | The American Revolution; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |