Fighting for the dunghill: -or- Jack Tar settling Citoyen François

Etching with mezzotint. A well fed British sailor sits astride the globe and pushes the emaciated and badly hurt Citoyen François literally off the map and into obscurity. Jack Tar's growing heft contrasts with Citoyen François' body, which literally has been carved and hollowed by French military losses. Jack Tar straddles England, Europe and Northern Africa, whereas Citoyen François is beginning to lose his hold over Turkey. Colored aquatint with etching. The lower left corner of the sheet has been torn off and patched with a piece of white paper. As a result the "F" in "Fighting" is now missing. Etching with mezzotint. A well fed British sailor sits astride the globe and pushes the emaciated and badly hurt Citoyen François literally off the map and into obscurity. Jack Tar's growing heft contrasts with Citoyen François' body, which literally has been carved and hollowed by French military losses. Jack Tar straddles England, Europe and Northern Africa, whereas Citoyen François is beginning to lose his hold over Turkey. Colored aquatint with etching. The lower left corner of the sheet has been torn off and patched with a piece of white paper. As a result the "F" in "Fighting" is now missing. Published by Hannah Humphrey, 1799-11-20. British Museum, BM 9268. This engraving was originally published by H. Humphrey a year earlier on Nov. 20, 1798. It is this earlier state that Broadley catalogs, not the 1799 version. The earlier Gillray print was published in celebration of Admiral Nelson's naval victory and included a satirized portrait of 'Buonaparte' fighting Jack Tar, here replaced with 'Citoyen François.' Caption: Pubd Novr 20th 1798 by H. Humphrey St James's Street Label(s): "Warren", "Howe", "Duncan", "Bridport", "Nelson". Slogan(s): "Britannia Rules the W[orld]"