Omne animal post Coitum triste praeter Gallum. Leur imprudence présomption orgueil et tyrannie sont humiliés

Omne animal post Coitum triste praeter Gallum. Leur imprudence présomption orgueil et tyrannie sont humiliés

Item Information

Title:
Omne animal post Coitum triste praeter Gallum. Leur imprudence présomption orgueil et tyrannie sont humiliés
Description:
Dorothy George, BM 5581, mentions two French satires. One is entitled "O qu'el d'estain," and shows a tiger (England) being attacked by a cock (France), a lion (Spain), and a snake (America). The title is a pun on the French Admiral D'Estaing, who had just taken Granada. The position of the animals is suggestive, and George mentions a second state entitled "Le destin molestant les Anglois." This may be an English version of the same, especially reflecting D'Estaing's subsequent failure to take Savannah and his replacement by DeGrasse.
Date:
[ca. 1779]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Engravings
Etchings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
American related cartoons, BM 5548 - BM 5731 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Politics & government
International relations
Animals
National emblems
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Extent:
1 print : engraving and etching ; 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9880w8145
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[London]
Language:
Latin
French
Notes:
Title from item.
References: American Revolution in Drawings and Prints number 758.
Accession #:
11_03_000026