'The Great Surrender'
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Title
'The Great Surrender'
Subject
Northern Reaction to the End Results of the Trent Affair and the Return of the Confederate Diplomats
Description
This print combines caricature with photography to express the artist's view of the events surrounding the Trent Affair. Here, the figures of Confederate diplomats James Murray Mason and John Slidell stand aboard a ship travelling to England. There, British Foreign Minister Lord John Russell tears apart the Right of Search document that justified their capture by the Union in November, 1861, seized in a search of the British vessel, the RMS Trent. U.S. Secretary of State William Seward stands across the water from him.
Seward faced criticism in England following the capture, amid growing tension over possible threats to Canada and pervieved violations of British neutrality. Finally, Confederate President Jefferson Davis disappointedly stands in the far right, having had hopes that this event would have ended up bringing Britain more solidly in support of the Southern cause.
Seward faced criticism in England following the capture, amid growing tension over possible threats to Canada and pervieved violations of British neutrality. Finally, Confederate President Jefferson Davis disappointedly stands in the far right, having had hopes that this event would have ended up bringing Britain more solidly in support of the Southern cause.
Creator
E. Anthony, New York 1862
Source
Digitized by the Library of Congress, online at https://www.loc.gov/item/2013648221/
Publisher
The Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs Division
Date
1862
Rights
Public Domain
Language
English
Type
Photographic Print, Text
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
The Great Surrender
America surrenders the great commissioners - England surrenders her great pretensions - Jeff. Davis surrenders his great expectations
"The Consideration is Ample." - Sumner
The portraits of Earl Russell, Mason, Slidell, and Sec'y Seward, are photography
Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York
America surrenders the great commissioners - England surrenders her great pretensions - Jeff. Davis surrenders his great expectations
"The Consideration is Ample." - Sumner
The portraits of Earl Russell, Mason, Slidell, and Sec'y Seward, are photography
Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York
Original Format
Photograph w/ drawn caricatures; Text on Back
Collection
Citation
E. Anthony, New York 1862, “'The Great Surrender',” A Study of England in the American Civil War, accessed October 5, 2024, https://johnathanseitz.com/items/show/9.