English commerce is shown as a cow milked by the Dutch, the horns sawn off by the Americans and its milk drunk by the French and the Spanish, while an Englishman wrings his hands at this distressing sight. Etching, ca. 1780.

    Date:
    [1780?]
    Reference:
    42559i

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: English commerce is shown as a cow milked by the Dutch, the horns sawn off by the Americans and its milk drunk by the French and the Spanish, while an Englishman wrings his hands at this distressing sight. Etching, ca. 1780. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    no text alternative