The Tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution, 1778
Title
The Tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution, 1778
Description
A satire expressing a Continental European view of the American Revolution, showing Father Time using a magic lantern to project the image of a teapot exploding among frightened British troops as American troops advance through the smoke. In the midst of the smoke is a "Gallic cock" seated on a bellows fanning the flames beneath the teapot? Figures representing world opinion look on: an Indian for America, a black woman representing Africa, a woman holding a lantern symbolizing Asia, and a woman bearing a shield for Europe.
Creator
Guttenberg, Carl, 1743-1790, engraver
Date
1778
Source
http://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/pga/06900/06915r.jpg
Relation
Rights
The Tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution.
Source: Library of Congress, Digital Id. pga 06915, Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
Source: Library of Congress, Digital Id. pga 06915, Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
Publisher
Library of Congress
Contributor
Library of Congress
Format
Medium: Wood Engaving
Language
English
Type
Artwork
Identifier
Satire, American Revolution, Teapot, British, UK, Art, Europe
Coverage
United States
Files
Reference
Guttenberg, Carl, 1743-1790, engraver, The Tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution, 1778, Library of Congress, 1778
Cite As
Guttenberg, Carl, 1743-1790, engraver, “The Tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution, 1778,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 25, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/397.