A mustached Polish soldier dressed in green military uniform drops his unsheathed sabre and struggles under the weight of a massive grizzly bear (Russia) that straddles his back. Fallen on the floor are the soldier’s hat and a staff of liberty inscribed ‘Poland & Liberty’. A satirical treatment of the Polish-Russian War, 1830-1831 or the ‘November Uprising’.

• Printmaker: Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), fl. 1830-1852.
• Title: Quite unbearable / C.J. Grant.
• Published:[London] : Pub. by S. Gans, Southampton St., Strand, Fed [sic], 1831.

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Acquired January 2012