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The CONGRESS of the BRUTES.
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The CONGRESS of the BRUTES.

Date1748
OriginEngland
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOH: 9 3/4" x OW: 13 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-146
DescriptionDifferent powers of Europe are represented by various animals assembled around a table at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle. On the table lie the various treaties the countries are negotiating. The animals are used to represent the following: France as a cock crowing, perched on the back of a chair acting as president; England as the lion; Genoa a dog; Holland as a boar; Prussia as a furious greedy wolf; Spain as a leopard; Germany as a griffin; Austria as an eagle.ProvenanceBefore 1960, H. Dunscombe Colt [1901-1973] (New York, NY); before 1960, purchased by the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1960-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).