Image: The Whisker's. Or Sr Jn Suckling's Bugga Boh's 1757 (caricature) RMG RV6425 (cropped)

Description: The Whisker's. Or Sr Jn Suckling's Bugga Boh's 1757 (caricature) A cartoon ridiculing Sir John Mordaunt at the Raid on Rochefort (or Descent on Rochefort) a British amphibious attempt to capture the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in September 1757 during the Seven Years' War. A thought balloon issues from the the mouth of Sir John Suckling which says, "Oh Lord. I am sure they are Swiss Guards. I know them from by their broad faces & their whiskers." On the shore a troop of women expose their posteriors to the ship.[1] Print Record Shot - Do not reproduce.
Title: The Whisker's. Or Sr Jn Suckling's Bugga Boh's 1757 (caricature) RMG RV6425 (cropped)
Credit: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/157257
Author: Suckling, J, Sir [artist & engraver]
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