The Tea-Tax-Tempest (The Oracle), 1774, Mezzotint with gouache; scratched proof, 20 1/2 x 23 3/8 in. ( x cm), Prints

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The Tea-Tax-Tempest (The Oracle), 1774, Mezzotint with gouache; scratched proof, 20 1/2 x 23 3/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, John Dixon (Irish (active England), ca. 1740–1811), This allegorical scene captures a British artist’s response to the American Revolution. Father Time, at left, holds up a magic lantern (an early image projector) to reveal a view of the destruction of Britain with heraldic leopards fighting

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Size: 4991px × 4324px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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