An English sailor wielding a cat-o'-nine-tails chases a French sailor into the wide jaws of a dragon or sea-monster; they symbolize the British and French fleets. The French sailor, whose jacket is decorated with fleur-de-lys, carries a man-of-war on his head; he shrieks in alarm, his hands outstretched. His trousers are undone and he puffs a blast at his pursuer resembling the smoke which comes from the ships' guns. Both men are running on the surface of the sea; within the jaws of the monster is a fleet; guns are firing towards a single British ship on the left which returns the fire. The jaws of the monster are inscribed "Grand Monarque". n.d. c. August 1778 
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