File:The Bostonians in Distress mezzotint 1774.jpg
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printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett in Fleetwood Street. |
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English: "The Bostonians in Distress," Satirical drawing of the plight of the citizens of Boston, Massachusetts, during the closing of the Port of Boston in 1774. Illustration shows the English artillery aimed at the city by British General Thomas Gage, in an effort to cut the city off and starve its inhabitants.
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1774 date QS:P571,+1774-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | mezzotint print | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 354 mm (13.93 in); width: 253 mm (9.96 in) dimensions QS:P2048,354U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,253U174789 |
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institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-1013-854 |
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