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Auction 143, Lot 806

"[Lot of 2] France, Plate 1 [and] England, Plate II", Hogarth, William

Subject: Satire

Period: 1798-99 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
15.5 x 13 inches
39.4 x 33 cm
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Pair of satirical engravings dealing with British-French military rivalry. Plate I depicts a group of French soldiers roasting a meal of frogs and preparing to invade England. Below the scene is a poem, beginning, "With lantern jaws and craking gut, See how the half starvid Frenchmen strut, And call us English Dogs…". Plate II shows a group of common people poking fun at the French king and his armies. This verse begins, "See John the Soldier, Jack the Tar, With sword & Pistol arm'd for War…". Engraved by T. Cook and published by J. Robinson.

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Condition: B+

Crisp images with wide margins. Plate II has a damp stain in top left corner.

Estimate: $325 - $400

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Closed on 2/13/2013

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