Consolidation of duties, addressed to John Bull
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Description
- Title
- Consolidation of duties, addressed to John Bull
- Creator
- Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
- Contributor
- Macklew, Edward, publisher.
- Published / Created
- Feby. 27th, 1787.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub'd for the proprietor, by E. Macklew, No. 9, Haymarket
- Abstract
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"John Bull, grotesquely stout, is pressed downwards by a large rolled document which rests on his head inscribed 'Revision 3000 Resolutions Simplefication'. This roll is pressed down by three persons who rest their hands on it, their legs in the air, as if jumping to increase the pressure which has already so much compressed John Bull, concertina-fashion, that his arms reach the ground, and his contour is quasi-rectangular. The central figure is Pitt, saying, "Come, boys, since they say we have well begun, Let's bear hard till the whole's comprest in one". The other two are probably Rose and Steele, the Treasury Secretaries. The words 'Stamps' and 'Incidents' are inscribed on John Bull's shoulders, 'Custom' and 'Excise' (crossing each other) on his body."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker identified tentatively in British Museum catalog.
Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to the speech of George III on January 23, 1787 -- Variety of taxes -- Tax reforms -- Consolidation of duties bill, February 26, 1778 -- Treasury secretary.
Partial watermark on left edge. - Provenance
- Walter Schatzki; January 1964;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 19.5 x 13 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 20 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 787.02.27.01
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1787
Etchings England London 1787 - Material
- etching with stipple ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Rose, George, 1744-1818
Steele, Thomas, 1753-1823 - Subject (Topic)
- John Bull (Symbolic character)
- Subjects
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rose, George, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Steele, Thomas, 1753-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1787
England > London > 1787
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7794387
- Object ID (OID)
- 10728278