Picture of Europe,July 1772,Cartoon,Catherine II,Leopold II,Frederick William
Title: Picture of Europe for July 1772
Date Created/Published: [1772]
Summary: Cartoon shows Catherine II, Leopold II, and Frederick William II seated at table on which rests a map of Poland; standing behind them and looking over their shoulders are Louis XV and Charles III, still further back, asleep on a throne is George III; on the left, with head bowed, wearing a broken crown, and with hands bound behind him, sits the King of Poland, to his left sits Selim III in chains; a scale 'The Ballance of Power' hangs above the table, the lighter side is labeled 'Great Britain' reflecting George III's influence on, or concern for, the affairs of Europe.
Notes:
Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 4957
Exhibit loan 4161-L.
Subjects:
Leopold--II,--Holy Roman Emperor,--1747-1792.
Catherine--II,--Empress of Russia,--1729-1796.
Frederick William--II,--King of Prussia,--1744-1797.
Louis--XV,--King of France,--1710-1774.
Stanislaw--II August,--King of Poland,--1732-1798.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820.
Selim--III,--Sultan of the Turks,--1761-1808.
Poland--History--First partition, 1772.
Cartoons (Commentary)--British--1770-1780.
Etchings--1770-1780.
Bookmark /99404819/
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