Caricature on the precarious economic position of Britain, ca. 1780

Caricature on the precarious state of the British economy in 1780. The British exchange bank hangs from the horn of a unicorn in the clouds and is further held aloft only by the (pro-English) Dutch merchant fleet; on the right, a Frenchman pulls the Englishman away from the bank, spurred on by the Spaniard and aided by an original American. In the distance, Dutch prosperity in windmills and dairy cattle. Below the image, two verses in English and Dutch. A separately printed explanation accompanies the print.