COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
31401
Title:
THE EUROPEAN RACE HEAT 1.st ANNO DOM. MDCCXXXVII Humbly inscrib'd to ye Politicians of Great Britain, France, Spain, Rusia, Turky, Germany, Italy Holland and Corsica, by their most Obedient Servant. An Englishman
Place:
[London]. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament
Date:
1737. Oct. 10
Image technique:
Etching
Image dimensions:
21.6 x 37.6 cm. (image)
Narrative description:
A race with England in last place. Criticism of Horace Walpole's supposed intrigue with France. References to Spanish depredations on English ships and cruelties inflicted upon Englishmen by the Spanish. Images include: Europe, Asia, Africa, and America as judges; Britain as a tethered bulldog; Britain as a lion; the Devil; Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury of France as a fox; Holland riding a boar; King of Hungary riding an eagle; Russia as a bear; Winged Time; Turkey on an elephant.
References:
BM 2333
Creators:
C. Mosley Sculp.
Subject:
European balance of power
Normalized date:
1737
THE EUROPEAN RACE HEAT 1.st ANNO DOM. MDCCXXXVII Humbly inscrib'd to ye Politicians of Gre...
