Scene in French Cabinet,September 1779,Cartoon,Benjamin Franklin,Louis XVI

Title: The plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779
Date Created/Published: [London : 1779 Sept.]
Summary: Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the 'Plan' which calls for draining of the 'British Ocean' to facilitate an invasion by French troops; in his other hand are strings connected to the noses of four members of the cabinet, the king, and a clerical figure; while they comment on the 'Plan' and their respective roles, Franklin, controlling the strings, laughs.
Notes:
Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Exhibited in: 'Creating the United States' at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2010.
Exhibited: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2005.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790.
Louis--XVI,--King of France,--1754-1793.
Puppets--1770-1780.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns & battles.
Cartoons (Commentary)--British--1770-1780.
Etchings--1770-1780.
Bookmark /97514639/
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