Artist, attributed to: Philip Dawe, British, ca. 1750–ca. 1790, Publisher: Robert Sayer, British, 1725–1794, Publisher: James M. Bennett, American, active mid-late 18th century, The Bostonians in Distress, Plate 2 of 6, Mezzotint with some burin work, sheet: × cm (18 3/4 × 11 1/2 in.), This mezzotint illustrates the contentious climate in Boston following the colonists’ protests against the British-imposed Tea Act of 1773. Ten piteous men representing the city of Boston are imprisoned in a cage that hangs precariously from a dead branch. The gravity of the city’s plight is

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