Die Americaner wiedersetzen sich der Stempel-Acte, und verbrennen das aus England nach America gesandte Stempel-Papier zu Boston. im August 1764 [engraving]

Die Americaner wiedersetzen sich der Stempel-Acte, und verbrennen das aus England nach America gesandte Stempel-Papier zu Boston. im August 1764 [engraving]

[Berlin] 1784

1 print ; 10 x 6 cm. mounted on sheet 12 x 7 cm.

P&E L1988.190.78.1m

Throughout August 1765 (date in title is incorrect) there were many protests against the Stamp Act in America. This is a vignette of such a protest in Boston during which the proclamation from England is burned which was viewed as an act distroying the Crown. Vignette with title in double line border.
This is the first in a series of etchings dealing with events during the American Revolution done by Chodowiecki and used is illustrations in Sprengel, Allgemeines historisches Taschenbuch, published in Berlin in 1784. This copy has the etching with the title below in a 1/16 border, with the artist shown below the border at the bottom and the number "S. 61." above the border in the upper left corner and the number "1." in the upper right corner.
Digitized image available, see URL

Cresswell, Donald H. The American revolution in drawings and prints, 243

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