John-Bull, baited by the dogs of excise [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- John-Bull, baited by the dogs of excise [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [9 April 1790]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 9th, 1790, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
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"A bull, chained, muzzled, and blindfolded, his horns tipped, but snorting fire, is baited by dogs urged on by Pitt who runs forward (right), holding heavy chains labelled 'New Excise Fetters for John Bull'. Pitt points at the bull, shouting, "At him! at him! Tally-ho, ho, ho." From his pocket hangs a paper inscribed 'New Excises intended upon Cyder, Flour, Hardware, Linnens, Woolens, Coals, Butchers Bakers Cheese-mo[ngers] Fish, Water'. Pitt and his dogs are hurrying from the Treasury, over the gate of which the word Treasury has been scored through by Rose, who stands on a ladder on the extreme right, painting the word 'Excise-Office' in large letters. A rose takes the place of his head; in his left hand is his paint-pot inscribed 'Kings' Yellow'. The bull's legs are chained to a post inscribed 'Excise'; he is snorting "Liberty! Liberty! and no Excise! Huzza!" The dogs have human heads and inscribed collars. The two foremost are 'Billy Grenv[ille]', with a pen behind his ear, and 'Dundas'. The Duke of Richmond ('Ordnance') is on the bull's back, biting his ear. Behind are 'Jenky' (Lord Hawkesbury), 'Sir Pepper' (Arden), 'Sydney, Cam' (Camden), and a dog perhaps intended for Carmarthen. In the foreground, lying on a heap of Tobacco which has fallen from a cask so inscribed (which he befouls), is Thurlow, a dog with the head and wig of Thurlow, his collar inscribed 'Snap Dragon', fiercely gnawing a large bone inscribed 'Opposition' at one end and 'Ministry' at the other, while he glares up at Pitt."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Bull baiting -- Chains -- Muzzles -- Blindfolds -- Treasury building -- Dogs -- Bones -- Barrels -- Ladders -- Allusion to excises -- John Bull (Symboiic character). - Provenance
- Old Print Shop ; 1961.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 27 x 42 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 790.04.09.01+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1790
Etchings England London 1790 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806
Jenkinson, Charles, 1727-1808
Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804
Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800
Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806
Rose, George, 1744-1818 - Subjects
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Jenkinson, Charles, 1727-1808 > Caricatures and cartoons
Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800 > Caricatures and cartoons
Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rose, George, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1790
England > London > 1790
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- 7733837
- Object ID (OID)
- 10731248