“The Duke of York stands astride a piece of water, his left foot planted on Germany, his right foot on England. He is dressed half as a bishop (left), half as a military officer (right), his person bisected by a vertical line. His mitre is poised over his right temple; the right half of his person (the spectator’s left) wears a lawn sleeve and black gown, but in his right hand is an uplifted sword. The other half wears regimentals with half a cocked hat, but in his left hand is a crozier. Labels issue from his mouth to left and right: ‘A sett of infamous Blood-thirsty Rascaly Sans Culottes, given to D-D Drunkenness, Gaming & all kinds of Debauchery’ (and) ‘I will extirpate thee from the face of the Earth! Without the least spark of Religion. B——t them, I,ll order those fellows of Officers to cut them to pieces instantly, they shall soon know who they have t-t-to deal with.’.”–British Museum online catalogue.
- Printmaker: Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker.
- Title: Half seas over, alias, The hopes of the family [graphic] / I.C.
- Publication: London : Pub. March 7, 1794, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly …, [7 March 1794]
794.03.07.01+ Impression 2
Acquired June 2024