Satire on the appointment of the Scotsman, Robert Mylne, as architect of Blackfriars Bridge. Mylne ('The Phenomenon') sits on a pier of the bridge defecating, thus sending a 'Fiery Tail' including his 'Observations on Bridge Building' and a medal lettered 'Rome', towards a group of disgruntled rival architects; a Scottish man and woman in the foreground look on and three Scotsmen standing on the bridge admire his success, attributing to clever self-advertisement  ('puffing'). Through an arch of the bridge is seen a courier riding hard for Edinburgh crying, 'Medals Diplomas Diplomas from Rome'.   1760
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1760<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1760-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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