An English hobby horse, or, who pays the piper?, British Cartoon Print
Summary
Cartoon shows Catherine II, with orb and scepter, seated on the shoulders of Leopold II who is seated on the back of a stumbling bull; seated behind him are George III, Frederick William II and a man representing Holland; in the background, William Pitt is about to strike a British citizen with a rod while chastising him for complaining about having to shoulder the expense of Pitt's Russian armanment policy.
Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7857
Exhibit loan 4161-L.
Tags
Date
01/01/1791
Source
Library of Congress
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