John Bull triumphant [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- John Bull triumphant [graphic]
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Field & Tuer, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [4 January 1780] and [approximately 1868?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Jany. 4th, 1780, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand [i.e. Field & Tuer] and Field & Tuer
- Abstract
-
"A bull, snorting ferociously, has tossed a Spaniard high in the air, a shower of coins falls from his pockets. The bull is attempting to charge a Frenchman and an American (right), the latter being an Indian brave, holding a spear and wearing a girdle and head-dress of feathers; they shrink back in alarm, the American sheltering behind the Frenchman. But the bull is checked by a Scot in Highland dress, who holds its tail saying, "Luton, a-Ho" (Luton being one of the estates of Bute). Bute's waist is held by North, who says "Bushey Park, a Ho" (North lived at Bushey Park, Lady North being the Ranger of the Park), and North's by Lord Mansfield saying "Caen Wood a Ho" (Caen (or Ken) wood being the estate bought by Mansfield from Bute. Cf. British Museum Satires No. 4885). In the foreground (left) a Dutchman sits grinning on a cask inscribed "Hollands Gin"; he is about to light his pipe with a burning paper on which is inscribed "? TM", presumably representing the memorials of Yorke, see British Museum Satires No. 5568. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Restrike, with "Gillray fecit" added in lower right corner. For original issue of the plate, see no. 5624 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Eight lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: The bull see enrag'd, has the Spaniard engag'd ...
Cf. Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, page 29.
On leaf 6 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. - Provenance
- Gift of Addison Van Name to Yale University Library, 1919. Transferred from Yale University Library; November 1967.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.7 x 36 cm, on sheet 59 x 43 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 6. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900, collector.
- Collection Date
- [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1780
Political cartoons England 1780
Etchings England London 1868
Restrikes - Material
- etching with engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- United States
- Subject (Name)
-
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793 - Subject (Topic)
-
John Bull (Symbolic character)
History
Bulls - Subjects
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Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
Bulls
England > 1780
England > London > 1868
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
- 15537278
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355870