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TitleThe Great Surrender. America surrenders the great Commissioners, England surrenders her great pretensions, Jeff. Davis surrenders his great expectationsTypeStill ImageMonographSubjectRussell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871Slidell, John, 1793-1871Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889Trent Affair, 1861 (LCSH)United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--DiplomacyCaricatures--1860-1870 (GMGPC)Montages--1860-1870 (GMGPC)Albumen prints--1860-1870 (GMGPC)Cartes de visite--1860-1870 (GMGPC)Political cartoons--1860-1870 (GMGPC) NoteForms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress).SummaryPhotograph of illustration depicts the Trent Affair, an incident where the U.S. Navy captured two Confederate diplomats from a British ship. Confederate diplomats James Murray Mason and John Slidell are shown aboard a vessel. On the left is England's Foreign Secretary Lord John Russell standing on land with one foot on the back of a lion and ripping a piece of paper titled "Right of Search". On the right stands President Lincoln's Secretary of State William S. Seward with Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the background.Authorized Access PointE. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) The Great Surrender. America surrenders the great Commissioners, England surrenders her great pretensions, Jeff. Davis surrenders his great expectations