"Satire on the Stamp Tax of 1765 showing Britannia presenting "Pandoras Box" (the tax) to America (represented by a native American) who appeals to Minerva; the goodess advises "Take it not" pointing to Liberty prostrate on the ground and attacked by ...
Alternative Title:
Sc---h government and Scotch government
Description:
Title etched above image.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Mercury, and Minerva
"Outside a thatched cottage, partly visible on the left, Paris, a loutish peasant, hands the apple to an old harridan holding a fan and wearing a very wide hoop. Cupid, a hideous boy, holding a bow, is partly concealed by her petticoat. Juno (?), a hi...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Pub. accor. to act by [...]
Subject (Name):
Cupid (Roman deity), and Juno (Roman deity),
Subject (Topic):
Paris (Legendary character), Minerva, Dwellings, Peasants, Fans (Accessories), Military uniforms, Bottles, Pipes (Smoking), Sheep, Baskets, Dogs, Peacocks, Owls, and Doves
"Outside a thatched cottage, partly visible on the left, Paris, a loutish peasant, hands the apple to an old harridan holding a fan and wearing a very wide hoop. Cupid, a hideous boy, holding a bow, is partly concealed by her petticoat. Juno (?), a hi...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Pub. accor. to act by [...]
Subject (Name):
Cupid (Roman deity), and Juno (Roman deity),
Subject (Topic):
Paris (Legendary character), Minerva, Dwellings, Peasants, Fans (Accessories), Military uniforms, Bottles, Pipes (Smoking), Sheep, Baskets, Dogs, Peacocks, Owls, and Doves
