Satirical Print on English Losses in the Struggle with America (1), 1778

First satirical print on the English losses in the war with America in 1778. The English trade depicted as a milk cow whose horns are being sawn off by the American Congress, while a Dutchman milks it. A Frenchman and a Spaniard also want some milk. In the background, the English ship Eagle (17 September 1778), captured and dismasted by the Americans, is stranded near Philadelphia. In the foreground, a small dog (a Steen Dogge) urinates on the sleeping British lion, while an Englishman in mourning clothes wrings his hands. Accompanied by a text sheet explaining the scene.