Consequences of a successfull French invasion.--No. I. Plate. 1st--We come to recover your long lost liberties.-- Scene. The House of Commons

In the center of the image, the Speaker of the House of Commons is bound and gagged by the invading French. The Speaker stands on a dais that has a narrow back into which is carved "This House is adjourned to Botany Bay--sine die." The platform is topped by George III's royal emblem, now partially covered by a blue cap labeled "Égalité." An overturned table lies in front of him. Sheaves of paper and various volumes titled "Magna Charta," "Hanover Succession," "Claim of Rights," "Journal of the House," and "Declaration of Rights" spill onto the floor towards the viewer. To the right of the scene, a French soldier, very likely Napoleon, observes with a scowl. He stands in a commanding pose, one hand on the hilt of his sword, while the other rests on his hip. Several orderly rows of grotesque French soldiers stand at attention behind him. They look on with impassive expressions and carry long bayonets that stick up from the wall their bodies have made. On the left of the chamber, members of the House are "dressed in the Uniform of the Convict from Botany-Bay, to wit, Coats of two Colours, long Breeches [i.e. trousers], no Stockings, & their Heads close shaved..." (taken from George's transcription of the explanatory plate). Additionally, these figures are all bound to each other by two sets of chains. The first passes from neck collar to neck collar and the second links the manacles they wear on their wrists. Slightly set apart from these figures, Pitt and Dundas are shackled back-to-back by their necks, their upper arms, and their ankles. Fox and Sheridan make their appearance in the right foreground of the image. As George notes, they are so heavily caricatured that they are indistinguishable from each other. One is a blacksmith, and the other is drawn in the guise of a cobbler. Figures in the gallery above the floor cheer the invasion and wave their hats in the air. This reprinting of Gillray's collected satires was bound in a two-volume series and sold in an uncolored condition. Judging by the quality of the pigments used, the coloring is a recent addition. Additional evidence to the origin of this sheet can be found on the verso on which there is an uncolored impression of an image cut from the same album. In the center of the image, the Speaker of the House of Commons is bound and gagged by the invading French. The Speaker stands on a dais that has a narrow back into which is carved "This House is adjourned to Botany Bay--sine die." The platform is topped by George III's royal emblem, now partially covered by a blue cap labeled "Égalité." An overturned table lies in front of him. Sheaves of paper and various volumes titled "Magna Charta," "Hanover Succession," "Claim of Rights," "Journal of the House," and "Declaration of Rights" spill onto the floor towards the viewer. To the right of the scene, a French soldier, very likely Napoleon, observes with a scowl. He stands in a commanding pose, one hand on the hilt of his sword, while the other rests on his hip. Several orderly rows of grotesque French soldiers stand at attention behind him. They look on with impassive expressions and carry long bayonets that stick up from the wall their bodies have made. On the left of the chamber, members of the House are "dressed in the Uniform of the Convict from Botany-Bay, to wit, Coats of two Colours, long Breeches [i.e. trousers], no Stockings, & their Heads close shaved..." (taken from George's transcription of the explanatory plate). Additionally, these figures are all bound to each other by two sets of chains. The first passes from neck collar to neck collar and the second links the manacles they wear on their wrists. Slightly set apart from these figures, Pitt and Dundas are shackled back-to-back by their necks, their upper arms, and their ankles. Fox and Sheridan make their appearance in the right foreground of the image. As George notes, they are so heavily caricatured that they are indistinguishable from each other. One is a blacksmith, and the other is drawn in the guise of a cobbler. Figures in the gallery above the floor cheer the invasion and wave their hats in the air. This reprinting of Gillray's collected satires was bound in a two-volume series and sold in an uncolored condition. Judging by the quality of the pigments used, the coloring is a recent addition. Additional evidence to the origin of this sheet can be found on the verso on which there is an uncolored impression of an image cut from the same album. Published in 1798. Printed in 1830 from Gillray's original plate by Thomas McLean. Color is also a later addition. Mary George notes that originally a second plate was impressed underneath the title of this image. The second plate, missing from the Hay's copy, contained a detailed explanation of the personnages and the activities occurring in the image. 1798/03/01 Caption: Sir John Dalrymple inv. Caption: London. Pubd March 1st 1798. by Js Gillray, 27 St. James's Street