A dialogue between a British tar and a French citizen. A loyal sketch in verse., Isaac Cruikshank, 1800

A london street scene. A thin foppish frenchman (left) bows, hat in hand, with a propitiatory grin to a fierce and burly sailor with a cudgel. Beneath the design: 'the english sailor, and french citizen. \ ------- ah - ah monsieur. \ je suis très humblement voire serviteur. Page 5 line 5. ' the frenchman has come: 'to teach the english freedom. ' 'jack oakum' answers: 'a lath like you - teach britons to be free! damme - we learn it with our a. B. C' 21 may 1800 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1800. Dimensions: Height: 272 mm; Width: 382 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. A dialogue between a British tar and a French citizen. A loyal sketch in verse. (BM 1868,0808.6893)