Philip Dawe
The Bostonians in Distress

The Bostonians in Distress

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The Bostonians in Distress
ArtistEnglish, c. 1750–c. 1785
PublisherLondon, 1774/77–1784
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The Bostonians in Distress
Date1774
PlaceLondon, England
MediumMezzotint with engraving and watercolor on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 9 1/4 in. (35.6 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Texaco, Inc.
Object numberB.85.5
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIn retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, in the spring of 1774 the British Parliament enacted laws to punish Bostonians. Called the “Intolerable Acts,” they included closure of the port of Boston until the British Treasury received restitution for the tea colonists had destroyed. In this print, the citizens of Boston are depicted in a large cage hanging from the Liberty Tree while three figures in a boat pass to them fish for sustenance. Ships, soldiers, and cannons filling the scene are emblems of the blockade.
ProvenanceAcquired on March 19, 1985, from Ronald Bourgeault, Hampton, N.H.
Exhibition History"Theta Charity Antiques Show 1989," Houston, September 13–17, 1989.

"Radicals and Revolutionaries: America's Founding Fathers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10–May 28, 2018.

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