Gillray096 ~ 'The End of the Irish Invasion' ~ Originally published by Hannah Humphrey, London, January 20, 1797. This late 'Bohn' edition circa 1851. ~ Hand colored Etching ~ Gillray satirizes the fear spread by a French armada that had anchored itself off Ireland intending invasion, but was subsequently destroyed by heavy weather.

paper 12 inches x 17 inches ~ $300