Great Britain or John Bull (c.) stands half-asleep, his arms folded, holding a staff on which is the cap of liberty (the word "Liberty" inscribed on it in large letters). America (r.), a Red Indian with a headdress of feathers, is about to take the cap from its staff. A Scotsman, his arm behind John Bull's neck, holds the staff of liberty with his left hand which rests on John's shoulder, while he looks ferociously towards a lean figure personifying France (l.) whom he has seized by the cravat. The Scot wears full Highland dress with a dirk and sporran, his cap is ornamented with a thistle and covered with ostrich-feathers. France threatens the Scot with his fists; he is lean with a cadaverous face, his hair in a high toupet with an enormously long, tightly-bound queue which is decorated with a fleur-de-lys. John Bull is in quasi-military dress with cockaded hat, epaulettes and a sash. On the ground kneels a stout Dutchman wearing a steeple-crowned hat, his nose suggesting addiction to brandy. He draws a netted purse from John Bull's pocket. ?1779
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<p>Print made by: James Phillips
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<dl><dd>Published by: William Humphrey</dd></dl></div>
1779<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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