Merit and demerit made conspicuous; or the pillers of the publick prov'd..
[London : s.n.,
1756]
Title from text at head of design.
"To be had at the Star Holborn Hill."
An engraving. In the centre the column of "Public Credit", surmounted by a statue of the "Funds", lies broken and prostrate, the fragments being in the form of hearts. A Frenchman having touched it with his sword, it is "Prov'd Rotten by Monseurs Touch". On one side is an indignant sailor leading Admiral Byng and several others with halters round their necks. On the ground are "British Arms trode under foot". Behind lies the British fleet with masts covered in cobwebs. At the other side, Britannia, leaning on the shoulder of Admiral Blakeney, repudiates Byng and the "Cabin Council".
Concerning the loss of Fort Mahon, Minorca.
George,
Byng, John, 1704-1757
Blakeney, William, 1672-1761
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763