Sir Robert Walpole as Jack in 'Jack and the beanstalk'; representing his domination by the giants Spain and potentially France in the 'War of Jenkin's Ear'. Engraving by C Mosley, 1739.

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Sir Robert Walpole as Jack in 'Jack and the beanstalk'; representing his domination by the giants Spain and potentially France in the 'War of Jenkin's Ear'. Engraving by C Mosley, 1739.