The Deplorable State of America, or Sc___h Government. Artist: Anonymous, British, 18th century. Dimensions: sheet: 7 11/16 x 13 3/4 in. (19.6 x 35 cm). Date: March 22, 1765.In this allegorical satire a seated Britannia offers a Pandora's Box to America, the box intended as a symbol of the Stamp Act. Minerva, representing wisdom, advises America not to take it, while Liberty lies on the ground oppressed by a thistle (a reference to George III's chief minister, the Scottish Lord Bute), and attacked by a serpent that embodies treachery. Mercury, a symbol of truth, departs from America. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Deplorable State of America, or Sc___h Government. Artist: Anonymous, British, 18th century. Dimensions: sheet: 7 11/16 x 13 3/4 in. (19.6 x 35 cm). Date: March 22, 1765.In this allegorical satire a seated Britannia offers a Pandora's Box to America, the box intended as a symbol of the Stamp Act. Minerva, representing wisdom, advises America not to take it, while Liberty lies on the ground oppressed by a thistle (a reference to George III's chief minister, the Scottish Lord Bute), and attacked by a serpent that embodies treachery. Mercury, a symbol of truth, departs from America. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Image Number: 4409-17405835Rights ManagedCredit Line:Album/Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY/Album Archivo/SuperStockCollection:Album ArchivoContributor:Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYModel Release:NoProperty Release:NoResolution:4375×2479
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