This uncommon and finely engraved print depicts the tarring and feathering of John Malcom in 1774, a British tax collector and loyalist in Boston. This incident was one of the most publicized events during the Revolutionary period. The print appeared in Nicolas Ponce and Francois Godefroy's Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenements de la guerre qui a procure l'independance aux Etats unis de l'Amerique. This was the first French publication to name the United States in its title. On a sheet of French text measuring 8.0 x 9.0".

References: Howes #C576.

Condition: A

A fine impression with minor soiling confined to the blank margins and one tiny pinhole below the text that is only visible when held to light.