Engraving

Title:

The Tea-Tax Tempest, or the Anglo American Revolution.

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1995.585.15

Creator:

Guttenberg, Carl (1743-1790)

Place of Origin:

London

Date:

1779

Description:

Mezzotint, The Tea-Tax Tempest, or the Anglo American Revolution, attributed to Carl Guttenberg (1743-1790), 1779. Figure with wings at right (Father Time), rests a magic lantern on top of globe; large scythe at feet; open books resting on globe's base. Four figures, personifications of The Four Continents, look at the projection; Native American as America with bow, kneels left foreground; woman as Africa in white turban stands in the right background; seated woman at right middle ground as Europe with feathered head-dress, shield, and spear turns to seated woman as Asia with incense burner on lap. Projected center background is exploding teapot with a snake and liberty pole and cap; a rooster stands with one leg on a closed book; British troops retreat left, while American troops advance right, lead by a Native American. Below image at the left in italics: "London". Italics lower right corner just below image: "1779." Top line of text from left to right in script: "The Tea-Tax- Tempest, or [central emblem] the Anglo American Revolution / [German] Angewitter enstanden durch die [central emblem] Auflage Auf Den Thee in Amerika / [French] Orage cause par l' Impot [central emblem] sur le The en Amerique". Two figures, a lion and a man, flank two center emblems for Holland and Switzerland. Left emblem, figure tied to stake with fire being lit below it: "Holland 1560", and "auto" "da fe". Inside the right circle, small figure with crossbow shooting at apple on top of someone's head: "Switzerland 1296." and "Wilhel tell". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-17.85 W-23.5 inches

Credit Line:

Found in Collections

Subjects:

Tea, Revolutions, Father Time, American Revolution