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A color print portrays a group of figures watching a battle scene projected onto a wall.

A color print portrays a group of figures watching a battle scene projected onto a wall. Two white women sit looking towards each other, and a standing Black woman looks at the projection. A man wearing a feather headdress and holding a bow sits to the right. A winged man holding a lantern stands to the left and points at the wall.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42417.2
People
Unidentified Artist
After John Dixon, British (1720/30 - 1804)
Title
The Tea-Tax-Tempest (The Oracle)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1774
Culture
Irish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371421

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mezzotint with opaque watercolor; scratched proof
Dimensions
52.1 × 59.4 cm (20 1/2 × 23 3/8 in.)
frame: 71.1 × 76.2 cm (28 × 30 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883 (83.2.2083)
Object Number
TL42417.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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