A satire on Lord Bute and his acceptance of the terms of the Peace of Paris which concluded the Seven Years' War. At lower left, "Past", the corner of  the Admiral Vernon tavern, advertising "Porter 3d"; a sailor points to the sign and says to the portly landlord "These were the Times"; a torn notice on the wall of the tavern reads "To Cruise against ye enemies of Gt Britain Lond Clive. . ." In front of the tavern a Dutchman, perhaps representing "Present", sits smoking on bales of French and Spanish property and says "I’ll not lose by their Quarrel"; a fox lurks behind a bale labelled "English" and tells the Dutchman "brother we are in the right”. In the centre, "Present" is represented by a Frenchman, the Duke of Nivernois, who is greeted by Lord Bute and thanks him for "saving us" now and in ’15 and ’45; Nivernois carries a flag showing a cock and leads a poor man, presumably a Spaniard, by the nose; the latter holds the queue of Nivernois' wig and says he is pleased to get all without asking; the King, dressed as a boy sits beside Bute and the Princess of Wales saying "Lord let me not be Confounded"; the Princess adds "the Heart of the K[in]g is in the hand of the Lord"; behind her is the sign of "The S[co]t[c]h  H[ou]s[e]" showing a bed, "The R[oya]l Bed", in which lies a woman and a boot; two Scotsmen admire the sign certain that they will become "L[or]ds and Gentre". Below things "to come" are shown: a group of beggars, a soldier with a missing arm, his pregnant wife holding a baby, and a sailor with a wooden leg labelled "Honour"; a porter carries a parcel of "Ext[raordinary]: Gaz[ettes]/to Mr Fizgig to make Squibs &amp; Crackers" so that announcements of victories could be torn up to make fireworks.
<br>Etching and engraving
circa 1762 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1762-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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