The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering
Artwork Details
- Title: The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering
- Artist: Attributed to Philip Dawe (British, ca. 1745–1809?)
- Publisher: Robert Sayer and John Bennett (British, active 1774–83)
- Date: October 31, 1774
- Medium: Mezzotint and etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14 in. × 10 1/8 in. (35.6 × 25.7 cm)
Plate: 15 9/16 × 10 15/16 in. (39.5 × 27.8 cm)
Frame: 21 × 16 in. (53.3 × 40.6 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.32
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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