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- Creator:
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1845]
- Call Number:
- Drawings C889 no. 8 Box D115
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An unfinished sketch for the engraving which appeared in the November 1845 issue of "George Cruikshank's Table-book," illustrating a brief article on railroad speculation by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett. John Bull is beset by lilliputian tormentors who are removing all his cash, clothing, and possessions, beneath clouds of steam and a clanging bell
- Alternative Title:
- Anticipated effects of the railway calls
- Description:
- Title from pencil annotation below image, in the artist's hand., Text above image: George Cruikshank's "Table Book"., and With additional pencil drawings and artist’s notes in the margins.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Auctions, Fictitious characters, Money, and Railroads
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. John Bull in a quandary, or, The anticipated effects of the railway calls [art original].
