Pull devil, pull baker!, or, Pastors versus flocks in the matter of loaves & fishes!! "Is it meet that we should take the bread from our children & cast it unto dogs"?!! / [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > Pull devil, pull baker!, or, Pastors versus flocks in the matter of loaves & fishes!! "Is it meet that we should take the bread from our children & cast it unto dogs"?!! / [graphic]
Description
- Title
- Pull devil, pull baker!, or, Pastors versus flocks in the matter of loaves & fishes!! "Is it meet that we should take the bread from our children & cast it unto dogs"?!! / [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Pastors versus flocks in the matter of loaves & fishes
- Creator
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
- Contributor
- Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
- Published / Created
- April 30th 1819.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
- Abstract
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In the center of the image is a large bag, overflowing with loaves and fishes. It is drawn with eyes, nose, and mouth which register apprehension as it looks to the right. Its two sides are being pulled in opposite directions: on the left, it is pulled by sheep on their hind legs and on the right by bloated, carbuncled parsons from whose overfilled pockets flow coins and fish. Inscribed on the strip being pulled by the sheep, "Petitions from every parish in the city ... " The inscription on the strip being pulled by the parsons reads: Claims of the London clergy. Labels that appear above the heads of most of the sheep express outrage at the corruption and greed of the clergy while the labels coming from the clergy side express contempt for, and outrage with, their flock's resistance to their will. The clergy stand in a pool labelled "milk and honey"; papers with headlines such as "A Quaker's toast" and "Beggars petition" lay scattered on the ground. In the background, fat parsons dance around a pillar supporting a golden calf, while other parsons grovel on their knees
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Quoted text following title: "The revd. & very revd. mendicants of [the] city must be a little sore when they see [the] petitions from their beloved flocks who come forward in such numbers ..." Examiner Apl. 11, 1819.
Plate numbered "342" in upper right corner.
Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5.
Also issued separately. - Provenance
- Michael Finney; August 2008;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.4 x 34.8 cm, on sheet 26 x 40 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 819.04.30.02+
- Collection Title
- V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1819
Etchings England London 1819
Watermarks (Paper) 1817 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London
England. - Subject (Name)
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Great Britain. Parliament.
Church of England - Subject (Topic)
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Clergy
Salaries, etc
Salaries, pensions, etc
Avarice
Fish
Sheep - Subjects
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Great Britain. Parliament. London Clergy Bill
Church of England > Clergy > Salaries, etc
Clergy > England > London > Salaries, pensions, etc
Clergy > England
Avarice
Fish
Sheep
England > 1819
England > London > 1819
1817
Johnstone, Henry Arthur > 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
- 8338603
- Object ID (OID)
- 15810039