State of the English Nation.
France], circa 1780. Engraving, upper margin trimmed close, other wide (8 ½ x 11 inches, 215x280 mm). French text below the image, with 9 numbered references. Condition: Minor toning, lower right corner torn but outside the platemark. Matted. wonderful caricature depicting the pitiful state of the english nation during the american revolution. Originally issued in 1778 in the Westminster Review as A Picturesque View of the State of the Nation , this print was soon copied throughout Europe and America. The scene of this satire is set on the banks of the Delaware River with Philadelphia in the background. In the foreground a cow, representing British commerce, stands passively while an Indian, symbolizing America, saws off its horns. To the right is a distressed English merchant who bewails his country's fate. The cow is being milked by a grinning Dutchman, while France and Spain, represented by the two foppish courtiers, hold out their bowls for a share of the bounty. In the lower right corner, the British lion sleeps oblivious to everything around him, including a small dog that is urinating on his back. In the background, seated at a table on the banks of the river, William and Richard Howe are pictured sleeping on the job, with Howe's famous ship The Eagle run aground. Published at a critical stage during the Revolution, this caricature expresses the gravity of England’s plight. After two years of confrontation with the American rebels, the great British army had not only failed to secure a victory but had in fact suffered a series of humiliating defeats. There are perhaps a dozen or more contemporary variants of this cartoon, which remains one of the most popular caricatures relating to the American Revolution. This impression is probably a French translation of the Dutch version which was based on the original. Dolmetsch, Rebellion and Reconciliation 41; Cresswell, The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints 726; Fowble, Two Centuries of Prints in America 103; George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum 5726b.
State of the English Nation.
France], circa 1780. Engraving, upper margin trimmed close, other wide (8 ½ x 11 inches, 215x280 mm). French text below the image, with 9 numbered references. Condition: Minor toning, lower right corner torn but outside the platemark. Matted. wonderful caricature depicting the pitiful state of the english nation during the american revolution. Originally issued in 1778 in the Westminster Review as A Picturesque View of the State of the Nation , this print was soon copied throughout Europe and America. The scene of this satire is set on the banks of the Delaware River with Philadelphia in the background. In the foreground a cow, representing British commerce, stands passively while an Indian, symbolizing America, saws off its horns. To the right is a distressed English merchant who bewails his country's fate. The cow is being milked by a grinning Dutchman, while France and Spain, represented by the two foppish courtiers, hold out their bowls for a share of the bounty. In the lower right corner, the British lion sleeps oblivious to everything around him, including a small dog that is urinating on his back. In the background, seated at a table on the banks of the river, William and Richard Howe are pictured sleeping on the job, with Howe's famous ship The Eagle run aground. Published at a critical stage during the Revolution, this caricature expresses the gravity of England’s plight. After two years of confrontation with the American rebels, the great British army had not only failed to secure a victory but had in fact suffered a series of humiliating defeats. There are perhaps a dozen or more contemporary variants of this cartoon, which remains one of the most popular caricatures relating to the American Revolution. This impression is probably a French translation of the Dutch version which was based on the original. Dolmetsch, Rebellion and Reconciliation 41; Cresswell, The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints 726; Fowble, Two Centuries of Prints in America 103; George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum 5726b.
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