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The Bostonian's paying the excise-man, or tarring & feathering, British Cartoon Print

The Bostonian's paying the excise-man, or tarring & feathering, Britis...

Print shows five men forcing a tarred and feathered customs officer to drink from a teapot, a bucket and a liberty cap are on the ground at his feet. They stand beneath the "Liberty Tree" from which a rope with... More

A new method of macarony making, as practised at Boston

A new method of macarony making, as practised at Boston

Print shows two men with a tarred and feathered customs officer, they are forcing him to drink from a large teapot. The man has a short piece of rope around his neck which may have been attached to the piece of... More

The Bostonian's paying the excise-man, or tarring & feathering, British Cartoon Print

The Bostonian's paying the excise-man, or tarring & feathering, Britis...

Print shows five men forcing a tarred and feathered customs officer to drink from a teapot, a bucket and a liberty cap are on the ground at his feet. They stand beneath the "Liberty Tree" from which a rope with... More

[A tarred and feathered man standing on hands and feet with a rope attached to upper thighs and held by a man standing at left; the man on all fours looks back at a wild-eyed devil standing behind him], British Cartoon Print

[A tarred and feathered man standing on hands and feet with a rope att...

Possibly from series published by Carrington Bowles; see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5232. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prin... More

John Malcom / dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Académie Imple. et Rle. de Vienne &c.

John Malcom / dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Académie Imple. et...

Print shows John Malcolm, a customs officer, standing in a two-wheeled cart on a street crowded with onlookers as men prepare to tar and feather him. Illus. in: Recueil d'estampes representant les différents é... More