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Satirical print. A thin, dandified Frenchman greets a chubby, happy John Bull, representing England, at the end of the Seven Years' War. England appears prosperous in large part due to the success of the East India Company, despite the fact that her coffers are straining as a result of the war debt. The Frenchman appears impoverished due to the loss of most of Canada. For a discussion of the genesis of the imagery of this print, see M. Dorothy George. English political caricature to 1792, p. 107. Exhibited at Anderson House in a display of satirical prints, caricatures, and political incorrectness in the age of reason, May 14 - September 30, 2002. It was removed from its frame for this exhibit, and is stored as rematted.

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