"Satire on Samuel Touchet, a Manchester merchant and MP, who is said to importing French cloth to the detriment of the English textile trade. He is shown grasping the Golden Fleece, suspended from the ceiling, while £1200 worth of 'English Goods [are] Neglected' and £36000 per annum of 'French Goods [are] Promoted]; the Devil, dressed as a Frenchman, encourages Touchet and refers to 'Monsr. Belle Amy', i.e., the textile merchant William Bellamy."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
French wolf in sheep's clothing and Englands belle amis
Description:
Title etched above image., Date from British Museum catalogue., Two lines of verse below image: Ev'n you your self to your own breast shall tell ..., Temporary local subject terms: Wool trade -- Satan -- Expression of speech: wolf in sheep's clothing -- Mythology: Golden Fleece., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 19., Watermark., and Mounted to 28 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
Leghorn invt. and print London ; reprinted at the Acorn Fleet Market, Ludgate Hill
