Carl Gottlieb Guttenberg
The Tea-Tax Tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution

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

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The Tea-Tax Tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution
ArtistGerman, 1743–1790
ArtistIrish, 1740–1811, active England
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The Tea-Tax Tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution
Date1778
Printed inParis, France
MediumEngraving and etching on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 16 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (41.3 × 48.9 cm)
 Sheet: 18 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (47 × 59.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by First Interstate Bank, Texas, N.A., at "One Great Night in November, 1993"
Object numberB.93.25
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DescriptionIn this satirical allegory of the causes of the American Revolution, Father Time shows a magic lantern image to figures personifying the four continents. At the center of the image, an overheated teapot has nearly exploded, ejecting a liberty cap and a snake, symbolizing the American colonies. A rooster, an emblem of France, pumps a bellows that fans the fire beneath the teapot, suggesting French support for the American cause. Colonial troops, entering from the right pursue fleeing British troops on the left.
ProvenanceAcquired Nov. 17, 1993, from Kennedy Galleries, Inc., NYC.
Exhibition History"Radicals and Revolutionaries: America's Founding Fathers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10–May 28, 2018.

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