National Characteristics. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

Caricatures of "An Italian Singer", "An American Republican", "A Philadelphia Friend", and "A Welsh Cheesemonger".
Dialogue above each figure reads, left to right: "A morir se mi condanna. La'liranna ingrata sorte" (Italian figure); "Your glorious Freedom is at stake, such a measure strikes at the very root the foundation of your Liberty!" (Republican figure); "Although Obadiah thou aidest the Wars by adding thy mite in common with the ungodly, for carrying on the same; yet may the innard light so shine upon all thy actions that thou never mayst be led to unsheathe thyself the sword of desolation" (Philadelphia Friend); "Cot pless the Prince of Wales!" (Welsh figure).
No. ref. copy.
Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
Caption card tracings: Religion Cartoons; Religius groups Friends 1796 Cartoons; A/P/P Index; Cartoons, British 1796 July; caricatures; Gt. Britain Wales; Politicians; Music Singers; Shelf.