Political quadrille - the game up, plate 2d.

This satire depicts a card game played between the ruling heads and politicians of Europe. The outcome of the game will ultimately determine the future of Europe. Napoleon (center) has been caught cheating and the table has arisen in uproar. The table he is playing on has been overturned and his neighboring players jump at the chance to catch him out and defeat him. Sheet has been torn diagonally from left to lower right and has been repaired. Colors are damaged along this tear. This satire depicts a card game played between the ruling heads and politicians of Europe. The outcome of the game will ultimately determine the future of Europe. Napoleon (center) has been caught cheating and the table has arisen in uproar. The table he is playing on has been overturned and his neighboring players jump at the chance to catch him out and defeat him. Sheet has been torn diagonally from left to lower right and has been repaired. Colors are damaged along this tear. Dialogue: George III: "What! What, a dust eh? So much the better - Boney got the worst of the game, I must lend a hand." Russia: "Now is the time to rub off the rust of Tilsit." Prussia: "If I don't take advantage of the present opportunity I shall indeed be a Prussian cake." Napoleon: "Dont be so boisterous I only borrow'd him, merely to make up the pack." Spain: "I tell you you are a scoundrel, and if you do not restore my king whom you have stolen from the other table and reinstate Ponto, by the honor of a Spanish patriot I will strangle you." Austria: "Ah! Ah, the game has taken a different turn from what I expected, I must not be idle." Holland: "Donder and Blixens I be quite tired of de game. Yaw, yaw, now is de time for me to rise." Inscription: Pubd, August 1808 by Walker No. 7 Cornhill