A pyramid monument with a medallion portrait of General Wolfe, at the base of which lies a dead lion over which a dog cocks a leg to relieve itself. Etching, 1759.

The portrait is inscribed 'Wolfe'. An inscription below celebrates the honour of General Wolfe 'Set honour in one eye ...more than I fear death'. The dead lion represents Wolfe and Britain, the dog represents Lord George Sackville according to the inscription on the dog's collar 'minden'. The French army had been defeated at Minden on 1 August 1759 under Sackville's command. Wolfe had been killed in action against the French at Quebec on 16 October 1759 and was hailed as a hero. Many memorials were produced around the time to mark his heroic death. The etched inscription at the top of the print 'A living dog is better than a dead lion' is a sarcastic reference to Sackville's disgrace after his alleged misconduct at Minden