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The Plan, Or A Scene In The French Cabinet, Sepr. 1779

The Plan, Or A Scene In The French Cabinet, Sepr. 1779

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TITLE:  The plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779 CALL NUMBER:  PC 3 - 1779 - Plan ... (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-DIG-ppmsca-10081 (digital file from original print)LC-USZC4-5282 (color film copy transparency) RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication. 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. MEDIUM:  1 print : etching. CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [London : 1779 Sept.] NOTES: Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). 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. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1770-1780.Etchings 1770-1780. REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:  (digital file from original print) ppmsca 10081 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.10081 (digital file from color film copy transparency) cph 3g05282 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g05282 CONTROL #:  97514639