By James Gillray.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Print shows figures personifying England, France, Spain, and Holland representing the international situation. England (John Bull) is holding up his hands, exclaiming "Tis lost! Irrecoverably lost". By his side lies a broken anchor, and above his head a demon flies off, holding up a partly-rolled map of America; he has bat's wings, and excretes a puff of smoke inscribed "Poor John Bull! Ha! Ha! Ha!" France, at right, offers John Bull a snuff-box, and takes a pinch himself, saying, "Ah. Ah. me Lord Angla, volez vous une pince de Snuff, for de Diable will not give you back de Amerique". Spain, wearing a long sword, stands with his left hand on the shoulder of France, the right arm outstretched, saying, "See Gibraltar! See Don Langara! by S Anthony you have made me the Laughing Stock of Europe". Behind him is Gibraltar, flying the British flag, in front small vessels are exploding in smoke, evidently the floating batteries which suffered such damage in the futile attack on Gibraltar of 13 Sept. 1782. On the extreme left is Holland saying "De Donder take you Monseiur [sic] I think I have paid the Piper".