John bull (left) and a frenchman (right) sit on two chairs; each scowls over his shoulder at the other. The englishman is stout and plainly dressed, his hair is short and without powder, he wears top-boots. In his right hand he holds a foaming tankard which rests on his knee; in his left is a gnarled stick. The frenchman is thin, wears a pigtail queue, ruffled shirt and laced waistcoat. He clutches in both hands a bowl in which is a spoon, evidently the soup-meagre of english caricature. Each man has a dog under his chair, and the beasts snarl at each other. The english dog is some sort of mastiff; his collar is inscribed "t. Crus[ty]"; the french dog is of greyhound type. Over john bull's head is engraved "you be d------m'd"; over the frenchman's, "vous etes une bete". 8 december 1779
etching. Date: 1779. Dimensions: Height: 170 mm; Width: 219 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Politeness. (BM 1868,0808.4618)
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