Georges ferdinand bigot, a french artist who dedicated much of his career to japan, was an early adopter of the idea that the unequal treaties levied on japan should be revised. In this particular work, bigot satirizes the sinking of a french mail ship that was lost off the coast of shanghai in 1887 by comparing it with the conduct of the british crew of the normanton. [1] in the picture, we see captain drake astride the lifeboat asking the people drowning in the waves, "how much money do you have on you? quick! time is money!". Date: 1887.
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