AMERICAN REVOLUTION – DIXON, John (1740-1811). A Political Lesson. [London:] Printed for John Bowles, 7 September 1774.
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION – DIXON, John (1740-1811). A Political Lesson. [London:] Printed for John Bowles, 7 September 1774.

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AMERICAN REVOLUTION – DIXON, John (1740-1811). A Political Lesson. [London:] Printed for John Bowles, 7 September 1774.

A rare satirical print: an allegory of the high-spirited colonists of Massachusetts Bay. Thomas Gage, pictured, was the last royal governor and captain-general of the colony; his May 1774 arrival in Boston was met with smoldering rebellion. Fowble, Two Centuries of Prints in America 92; Shadwell 45.

Mezzotint (353 x 250mm), framed, (trimmed to platemark, a little foxing). Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, 30 and 31 January 1986, lot 13.
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