Royal American Magazine, or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement, Vol. I
Revere engraved many illustrations for the short-lived Royal American Magazine, published in Boston by Isaiah Thomas between January 1774 and March 1775. The satire shown here, which appeared in the June 1774 issue, criticizes oppressive measures imposed on Massachusetts by the British government following the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773. A figure representing America is held down and forced to drink tea by ministers as a horrified Britannia covers her eyes. Revere copied this pro-American image from one published in London a month before, an example of which is shown nearby.
Artwork Details
- Title: Royal American Magazine, or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement, Vol. I
- Publisher: Isaiah Thomas (American, born Boston, Massachusetts 1749)
- Engraver: Paul Revere Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1734–1818 Boston, Massachusetts)
- Engraver: Joseph Callender (American, 1751–1821)
- Printer: Greenleaf's Printing Office (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Published in: Boston
- Date: January–December 1774
- Medium: Illustrations: engraving
- Dimensions: Binding: 9 1/16 × 5 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (23 × 14.5 × 4 cm)
Book open in cradle: 9 1/16 × 12 3/16 in. (23 × 31 cm) - Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1925
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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