French Treaty Reviewed, William Dent, 1786

Satire on the commercial treaty of 1786 between france and britain: caricatured frenchman holding bag of british hardware in front of john bull holding bottle of french wine; other products affected by the treaty represented behind; the rainbow of durability linking frenchmen eating roastbeef and britons eating frogs in the background, over merchant ships sailing through the channel. 30 november 1786 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1786. Dimensions: Height: 213 mm; Width: 385 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. French Treaty Reviewed (BM 1948,0214.575)