The invasion / design'd & etch'd by Wm. Hogarth.
[London?] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, Mar. 8, 1756.
Title and publisher from Paulson.
Series title engraved above image. The 'N' in France engraved backwards.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
On the coast of France outside a tavern on the coast of France a group of emaciated soldiers are preparing to sail for England. On the right a soldier roasts frogs over a fire on the blade of his sword; above a flag with the words "Vengence et le Bon Bier et Bon Beuf de Angletére." In the center of the design, a monk tests the edge of an axe as he bends to over a horse-drawn sledge laden with instruments of torture, a statue of St. Antony, and a plan for a monastery at Blackfriars. In the distance on the left a line of soldiers are being forced on board a ship. Above them on the cliffs, women are seen ploughing a field. The sign above the tavern advertises Soup meagre and identifies itself as "La Sabot Royal."
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.