[England]. [graphic] / [Plate 2d]
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Description
- Title
- [England]. [graphic] / [Plate 2d]
- Alternative Title
- Invasion, Pl. 2. England
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 8th, 1756.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
Outside an English country inn, over whose door a sign reads "Duke of Cumberland Roast and boil'd every day", a group of soldiers and sailors laugh at a large caricature of Louis XV on the tavern wall. They sit with two attractive young women around a table on which sits a large pie, a tankard, and a broadsheet with the verses of "Rule Britannia." In the lower left a soldier leans against a drum as he plays his flute; the music sheet in front of him is "God save Great George our King". To the right, a short well-fed man smiles as he stands on tip-toe to reach the height required by the recruiting sergeant. In the distance, soldiers are drilling in an orderly fashion; beyond them, on a hill is a large country house
- Description
-
Title etched above image. The two Ns in England etched backwards.
Added title from Paulson: The invasion, Pl. 2. England.
State and publisher from Paulson.
Companion print: France. Plate 1st.
Four columns of verse below image: See John the soldier, Jack the tar with sword & pistol arm'd for war. Should mounsir dare come here?! The hungry slaves have smelt our food, they long to taste our flesh and blood, Old England's beef and beer! Britons to arms! and let 'em come! Be you but Britons still. Strike home, and lion-like attack 'em; no power can stand the deadly stroke that's given from hands & hearts of oak with liberty to back em.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. - Provenance
- Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., August 1940; Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 31.6 x 38.2 cm
- Edition
- [State 1].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Kinnaird 55K(b) Box 215
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1756
Etchings England London 1756 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
- Subject (Topic)
-
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Eating & drinking
Musicians
Signs (Notices)
Soldiers
Taverns (Inns)
War
Women - Subjects
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Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Eating & drinking
Musicians
Signs (Notices)
Soldiers
Taverns (Inns)
War
Women
England > 1756
England > London > 1756
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9868060
- Object ID (OID)
- 16030698