Print: Qualifying For A Campain Sic, 1777

Title: Qualifying For A Campain Sic, 1777 Description: Print shows an interior view of a room at a military academy in which British officers, in a child-like manner, demonstrate skills in hopes of securing a command for the war with the American colonies. Creator: Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm), Subjects: Military training--England--1770-1780, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military personnel--British Collection: Cartoon Prints, British. The cartoon prints (approximately 8,500 distinct images) in the British Cartoon Prints Collection were published primarily between 1780 to 1830, an era dominated by the prodigious talents and prolific efforts of such famous caricaturists as James Gillray and George Cruikshank. The cartoons highlight aspects of British political life, including tensions with its colonies and other nations, as well as society, fashion, manners, and theater.