publish'd according to act of Parliament, 15 Jany 1739.
Call Number:
739.01.15.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on French pressure on the Dutch to remain neutral in the war of Jenkins Ear. A curtain is drawn back, to right, to reveal a bare room in which Cardinal Fleury sits in a high backed chair rocking a cradle in which sleeps the lion of the United Provinces. Three dogs bark trying to rouse the lion. Four lines of verse below quoting Fleury's lullaby."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Four lines of verse in two columns below image: Hush a by baby, lull a by baby by, Sings Cardinal Fox, our dear friend & ally ..., Mounted to 33 x 45 cm., and Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials L V G below.
Publisher:
Sold by the printsellers and publishers of London and Westminster