Cartoon on the shaky British economic position, ca. 1780, Cartoon on the shaky state of the British economy in 1780. The British exchange bank hangs on the horn of a unicorn in the clouds and is otherwise only used by the (English-minded) Dutch merchant navy held in the air, on the right a Frenchman pulls the Englishman off the bench, urged to do so by the Spaniard and helped by a native American. In the distance Dutch prosperity in windmills and dairy cattle. The representation in a stone frame. Below the performance two verses in English and Dutch. The print comes with a separately printed explanation., print, print maker: anonymous, after drawing by: Hendrik Kobell, Northern Netherlands, 1780, paper, etching, engraving, height, 278 mm × width, 299 mm
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