print;
broadside;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1868,0808.3744
- Title
- Object: A List of Foreign Soldiers in Daily Pay for England
- Description
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A broadside satirising British subsidies of foreign forces, particularly extravagant rates of pay for Hanoverian troops. At the top is an etching showing George II as the horse of Hanover, neighing "Worms" as he rises from a state chair lettered, "H[a]n[ove]r". His hind legs, those of a harpy, trample on papers lettered "Trade" and "Liberty" while his tail is that of a reptile. His forelegs end in hands, one holding the king's mask and the other grasping a money bag labelled "1600000" from John Carteret who addresses the horse/king, "Here's Cole" (i.e., money). Carteret scatters coins behind him to a group of eager be-wigged men who remark, "Damn Eng[lan]d", "H[a]n[ove]r Boys", "Poor No-s" and "Yes, Yes, Yes". Behind them, to the left, three men in tricorn hats are singing "Te Deum" and "Old England". To the right, Lord Wilmington, First Lord of the Treasury, and Samuel Sandys, Cofferer to the Household, stand at a table on which is a money bag lettered "160000" and a paper lettered, "13000000". Below is "A List of Foreign Soldiers in Daily Pay for England" itemising Foot and Horse regiments and the pay of Hanoverian, Hessian and Danish officers, with an "Abstract" giving the total sum paid to Hanoverians as £1035.1s.111/2d., to Hessians £343.17s.57/8d., and Danes, £342.91/2d/ At the bottom of the sheet, a nurse, sitting on a three-legged chair, is cleaning the infant Britannia, saying, "Your Besh[i]t again wares ye Clouts"; a pot of "Bonporenicole" (poor food for British soldiers, see BM Satires 2584) stands on a stool to the left, while a boar's head and a sheep hang from the back of the nurse's chair.
Etching
- Production date
- 1743
- Dimensions
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Height: 322 millimetres
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Width: 194 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- The Treaty of Worms was agreed between Britain, Austria and Sardinia on 13 September 1743.
Stephens suggests that "Poor No-s" might refer to the neglect of the Channel Fleet under Sir John Norris because funds were being spent instead on subsidising Hanoverian troops.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0808.3744
