Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: British Lion -- The White Horse of Hanover -- British territorial concessions: Cape Breton to France.
Publisher:
Publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Edward III, King of England, 1312-1377, Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422, Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658, Cathcart, Charles Schaw Cathcart, Lord, 1721-1776, Sussex, George Augustus Yelverton, Earl of, 1727-1758, and Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Subject (Topic):
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Devil, Hostages, Military uniforms, British, National emblems, and Hanoverian
The King of France is seated on his throne in front of the tent surmounted by a large fleur-de-lis. His feet rest on the head of the British Lion whom he is pushing to the ground. Two guards with pikes stand on either side of him. He is pointing with his scepter to two kneeling men in peers' coronets who have hooks in their noses and are led on a string by another man, probably Lord Sandwich, British negotiator at Aix-la-Chapelle. The two peers are probably the Earl of Sussex and Baron Cathcart, offered as hostages at the time of signing the Treaty. They carry scrolls and a fishnet with three fishes in it, probably alluding to the fisheries of Cape Breton. The scrolls convey promises to wear French cambric, as well as surrender of newly discovered coal mines. A fortress with breached walls is visible in the background. On the right, sits Britannia weeping. Behind her, three men, probably English merchants, express their disappointment with the terms of the Treaty. A scroll in the upper right corner, above a ship on turbulent seas, lists the concessions made by English negotiators
Description:
Title from caption above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Six lines of text below image: [The] Gods! Is is possible are these the brave E--- [i.e., Englishmen] who so lately professed 'emselves in such strong terms to be my friends! ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Pro patria.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Cathcart, Charles Schaw Cathcart, Lord, 1721-1776, Sussex, George Augustus Yelverton, Earl of, 1727-1758, and Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Title from item., Publication information from British Museum online catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Violin -- Treaties: Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748 -- Personifications: nobles and wheelbarrow vendors -- Hostage: British hostages to France -- Emblems: fool's head -- Hanover turnips., and Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials L V G below.
Publisher:
G. Bickham
Subject (Name):
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Fredrik I, King of Sweden, 1676-1751, George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788, Klemens August, of Bavaria, 1700-1761, Sussex, George Augustus Yelverton, Earl of, 1727-1758, and Cathcart, Charles Schaw Cathcart, Lord, 1721-1776
Subject (Topic):
Flags, Musical instruments, National emblems, Hanoverian, and Wheelbarrows
