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Summary
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Unknown artist |
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printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett in Fleetwood Street. |
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English: "The Bostonians in Distress," Satirical drawing of the plight of the citizens of Boston, Massachusetts, during the closing of the Port of Boston in 1774. Illustration shows the English artillery aimed at the city by British General Thomas Gage, in an effort to cut the city off and starve its inhabitants.
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| Date | 1774 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | mezzotint print | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 354 mm (13.93 in); width: 253 mm (9.96 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-1013-854 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. | |
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| current | 18:38, 21 August 2020 | | 2,998 × 4,188 (5.21 MB) | Aavindraa | larger |
| 06:54, 21 March 2011 |  | 750 × 1,037 (216 KB) | MarmadukePercy | {{Information |Description ={{en|1="The Bostonians in Distress," mezzotint, by unknown artist, printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett in Fleetwood Street. Satirical drawing of the plight of the citizens of Boston, Massachusetts, during the closing of the |
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