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The terror of France, or the Westminster volunteers. 1779.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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The terror of France, or the Westminster volunteers. 1779.
Description
English: Four couples of men of unsoldierly appearance, carrying muskets with fixed bayonets, march from r. to left. Some are dwarfish; their leader marches in front. A beadle (l.) with a raised stick is driving back a crowd of amused spectators who seem to be obstructing the line of march; he more particularly threatens two men who have fallen down. The foremost of the crowd are a little chimney-sweep and a badged fireman holding a pick-axe. Beneath the design is etched :



"Can we Invasions dread, when Volunteers
Like these, propose to Fight the Gay Monsieurs?
Certainly No! such Taylors, Cobblers, Bakers,
Always must Conquer; led by Engine Makers." 26 August 1779


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Date 1779
date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 267 millimetres
Width: 332 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Prints and Drawings
Accession number
J,1.53
Notes

(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', V, 1935) An anti-recruiting satire, the 'Westminster Volunteers' being the 85th Regiment, see BMSat 5551. The regiment was sent to Jamaica, and the greater part of it was lost in the wreck of Rodney's prizes, homeward bound in 1783. H. M. Chichester, 'Records of the British Army', 1902, p. 647.

When this print was published England was seriously threatened with invasion, the combined French and Spanish Fleet being in the Channel, see BMSat 5554. For the indifference with which this 'imminent danger' was regarded see T. Hutchinson, 'Diary and Letters', ii, 1886, pp. 279, 291.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_J-1-53
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