I am pretty sure it is (C.) but it also could be (A.) because they discussed the taxes OF the stamp act which taxed ever piece of paper they used. i hope this helped somehow.
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. ... Early attempts, such as the Stamp Act of 1765—which taxed colonists for every piece of paper they used—were met with widespread protests in America.Jan 15, 2020
the event is called the war of Spanish succession which was related to who would success Spanish throne following the death of charles II who had not any child to succeed him.
The artists during the Middle ages were influenced by the teachings of the Church and their art focused more on religious figures and themes. The intelectual philosophy of humanism affected the Renaissance artists with the belief of man being the center and not God. Even in paintings of a religious figure, the focus was on man.