The faith of treaties exemplified or John Bull's last effort to oblige his false friends, engraving 1794, a satire on reimagined

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The faith of treaties exemplified or John Bull's last effort to oblige his false friends, engraving 1794, a satire on the diplomatic situation in 1794, showing French soldiers shooting at raging bull, and saying Vive la republic, Blood and plunder, no quarter to John Bull, To the bull's back is strapped a bundle inscribed Debt Debt and to its hind leg is chained a heavy weight inscribed Subsidies. Behind the bull, England's allies turn their backs and depart down roads marked by signposts. Reimagined by Gibon. Classic art with a modern twist

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Size: 5000px × 3276px
Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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