On a rectangular table in false perspective stands the grotesque bust of a woman whose hair forms waves which support a British man-of-war in full sail. In her breast is an open door. She appears to symbolize Gibraltar. On each side of the table sits a lady, three-quarter length, in profile, perhaps intended for the Dukes of Devonshire and Richmond (cf. BMSat 5478-80 where men are represented as women). Devonshire (left) touches with a forefinger the object on the table. Her vis-à-vis (right) holds in both hands the model of the angle of a fort, flying the British flag, with cannon in its embrasures. Behind the table (centre) stands a lean man, wearing a bag-wig, his head turned in profile to the right.  1 January 1783
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1783<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1783-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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