The Prussian prize-fighter and his allies attempting to tame imperial Kate, or, The state of the European bruisers
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark and cropped at bottom, with some apparent loss to image.
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Cartoon shows Catherine II, at left, and Frederick William II, at right, as pugilists, stripped to the waist with fists raised, on either side stand other European heads of state (behind Prussia are George III standing with Holland, Selim III and Leopold II represent Turkey and Germany; behind Russia are Christian VII and Gustavus III representing Denmark and Sweden); other figures, reduced in size as their stature is reduced, appear in close proximity to the boxers, the king of Poland is between the wide-spread legs of Prussia (fearing partition), Louis XVI and Charles IV representing France and Spain are positioned in the background between Catherine and Frederick, and the Marquis of L[ansdowne] stands to the left of Catherine and behind a cask labeled "Nants."
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.