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+ Display larger image Chez Basset, LE DESTRUCTION DE LAS STATUE ROYALE A NOUVELLE YORCK/DIE ZERSTORUNG DER KONIGLICHEN BILD SAULE ZU NEU YORCK (ca. late-1770s). Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
| Creator | French artist Chez Basset |
| Context | The American Revolution interested many Europeans, in part because it might affect the balance of power in Europe. |
| Audience | French readers |
| Purpose | To show colonial unrest toward Great Britain |
The outbreak of the American Revolution was accompanied by the destruction of British symbols of authority. This French print depicts patriots pulling down a statue of King George the III in New York City in 1776. Because the British had just defeated the French in a bitter war (fought in Europe and North America), Great Britain's troubles with its colonies cheered France, which decided to aid the young United States.
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