Courier francois [graphic]Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker[approximately May 1774]eng"Satire on a French post courier (as opposed to an English courier, see BM Satires 4736): a man on horseback, weilding a driving whip, with a small package at the front of his saddle; he rides speedily along a country road towards a building with the sign "Poste Royale" on the left, having passed a tree with a small devotional shrine."--British Museum online catalogueTitle from caption below image.Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram.Date of publication from British Museum online cat., registration no.: J,6.6.Likely companion print to: Courier anglois.