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The British tar's triumph   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Attributed to: Thomas Colley

Published by: William Richardson
Title
The British tar's triumph
Description
English: Figures representing the four European ex-belligerent nations. A Jack Tar (centre) rides on the shoulders of Holland, a Dutch burgher; Spain (left) and France (right) shout recriminations at one another. Jack England, as he is called in similar prints, wears wide striped trousers, from one leg of which protrudes a wooden leg; he flourishes like a whip a long stiff pigtail queue cut from the head of France, and with his left hand holds Holland by the nose, saying "Didn't you Splinter my Leg, between ye, you Bouger". Holland is a clumsy figure in baggy breeches and steeple-crowned hat, a tobacco-pipe thrust in his hat, another protruding from his breeches pocket; he supports Jack submissively, holding his legs. Spain, running towards the left, with a face of terror, looks over his left shoulder towards France, holding out a purse and a long sword, saying "By St Jago I'll give up my Tolido & Run away". France (right), in profile to the left, holds out his right hand towards Jack England, in his left is part of a broken sword; he says "Begar he has taken away de best part of mine Head, wich is mine Tail". France and Spain are dressed in the conventional manner of English caricature, both wear high boots. Beneath the design is engraved:



"The English Tar Triumphant Rides Mynheer.
And Bangs him with the Tail of Cropt Monsieur.
The Dutchman, does but gloomy looks Afford
While the Affrighted Spaniard gives his Sword.

Such were the Scenes, when Britain's Navy Hurld
Her dreaded Vengeance o'er the astonish'd World.
That glory fix'd the rage of War must Cease
And rougher Arts, give way to gentle Peace." 22 October 1783


Etching
Date 1783
date QS:P571,+1783-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 170 millimetres
Width: 231 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Prints and Drawings
Accession number
1868,0808.5050
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(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', V, 1935)

See BMSat 6267, 6274.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-5050
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(Reusing this file)		 © The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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