The Bostonians in Distress
Johann Martin Will, German, 1727 - 1806
1774
Mezzotint on laid paper
Sight: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Sight: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.964.113
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower center: THE BOSTONIANS IN DISTRESS./ Plate II. London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, Map & Printsellers, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 19 Nov.r 1774.
Exhibition History
Lower Jewett Corridor, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 23-March 21, 1976.
Provenance
Raymond G. Clifton (1895-1968), Pine Cupboard Antique Shop, Franklin, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1964.
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