The invasion / design'd & etch'd by Wm. Hogarth.

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William Hogarth
1697-1764
The invasion / design'd & etch'd by Wm. Hogarth.
[London?] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, Mar 8, 1756
Peel 1223
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[London?] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, Mar. 8, 1756.
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Verses below image begin: With lanthern jaws, and croaking Gut, See how the half-starv'd Frenchmen Strut ...
Title and publisher from Paulson.
Series title engraved above image. The 'N' in France engraved backwards.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.

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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."

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