Back front & side view of a Dutch light horse-man, with their improved method of mounting
A characteristic feature of how the Dutch are portrayed in English satirical prints is their great girth. A love of smoking and gin were also deemed typically Dutch. Here, Cruikshank ridicules the physique of the Dutch soldier. To mount a horse, these ‘light’ cavalrymen need an improvised pulley. The French had nothing to fear from these troops.
Isaac Cruikshank