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

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.

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

teatempest.jpg

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.