Numbered "3" in ink at bottom left.
Title from item.
"One of four satires on the invasion of the United Provinces by Prussia and the collapse of the Patriots who had relied on French assistance."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue.
Five Prussian soldiers hold a blanket in which they toss a fat Dutch burgher who flies into the air, losing his hat and wig, a shower of coins falling from his pocket. The uniforms of the soldiers are varied and elaborate. A drummer-boy beats his drum (left) and a mounted officer, probably the Duke of Brunswick, watches with amusement, as does a soldier standing beside him on the extreme right. Behind (left) is a high stone wall, from which an English sailor points out the scene below to a French petit-maitre whom he holds by the hair; the terrified Frenchman drops his snuff-box. On the horizon is a windmill. Cf. British Museum online catalogue.