"Three grotesquely ugly old maids stoop delightedly over a Cupid who sleeps against a rose-bush, arrow in hand, his unstrung bow beside him. On the back of one sits an ape; a lap-dog is beside her. A parrot sits on the bonnet of another, the third kne...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Older people, Single women, Roses, Putti, Cupids, Monkeys, Dogs, Parrots, and Roosters
A harnessed lion on the left struggles to pull away from "The Pit of ruin" into which he is being pulled backwards by four other animals whose harnesses are attached to a large hook at the end of his. They represent Spain (spaniel), France (cockerel),...
Alternative Title:
Ass-headed and cow-hearted ministry making the British Lion
Description:
Title from caption etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Barrow, May 8, 1783 White Lion Bull Stairs Surry Side Block Friars Bridge
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Foreign relations, Harnesses, Donkeys, Dogs, Roosters, Snakes, Lions, Eagles, Cows, and Clothing & dress
A satire of the Congress and Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle with references to Silesia and Gibraltar and the territorial concessions made by the British, specifically relinguishing Capr Breton to France. Here the European powers are represented as beasts: ...
Description:
Title engraved above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Europe
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations, Politics and government, Animals in human situations, Roosters, Lions, Boars, Dogs, Wolves, Eagles, Leopards, and Griffins
