A half naked woman held by two men, one of whom is peering up her skirt, while another forcibly pours the contents of a teapot down her throat which she spits back into his face: representing America being punished by British politicians with the Boston Port Bill. Engraving, 1774.
- Date:
- [1 May 1774]
- Reference:
- 12170i
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[1 May 1774]
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1 print : line engraving and etching
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The able doctor, or America swallowing the bitter draught.
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British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. V, London 1935, no. 5226
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Wellcome Collection 12170i
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