In a very common 18th century print trope, a dog appears in the foreground. Seriously--check out any selection of 18th century prints or political cartoons. At least half will feature a dog. Half of the dogs will be piddling. Some art historians suggests that the piddling dog serves as a commentary on the scene depicted--that it's meant to be taken satirically or derisively, because of the piddling pup. I'm not sure that's always the case, but this dog's actions definitely seem to be a commentary on the scene! Mother dog hauling puppy, hearty camp follower hauling officer.
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We talked about this in my US History class. In many of the famous Revolutionary cartoons made at the time--like taking down King George's statue in NYC--there is always a dog. There's even a drawing of a dog in one of the first meetings of Congress.
Wow! That's hilarious, and dreadful! I had not noticed the piddling dog trend.
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