"Imp-like creatures of the railway company, gathered around the seated figure of John Bull, stripping him of his clothes and possessions, an auctioneer selling elements of his wardrobe, trains pulling boxes of money and silver plate"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Anticipated effects of the railway calls
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication and publisher from British Museum catalogue., Illustration to: George Cruikshank's Table book. Published by George Bell in London., Illustration accompanying a brief article on railroad speculation by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Window mounted to 30 x 23 cm.
Publisher:
George Bell
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Auctions, Fictitious characters, Money, and Railroads
Title from text below second image from left., Publisher from series title page., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Design consists of four panels in a horizontal row, three of which have captions in letterpress below.
Title from text below leftmost image., Publisher from series title page., Date of publication from British Book Trade Index., and Design consists of four panels in a horizontal row, each individually captioned in letterpress below.
Title from caption below leftmost image., Publisher from series title page. Date from British Book Trade Index., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Design consists of three panels in a horizontal row, each individually captioned in letterpress below.
Title from caption below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Temporary local subject terms: Fashion -- Young woman -- French -- Folk and spoon.
Publisher:
Chez Aubert, Galerie Vero-Dodat and Engelmann, Graf, Coindet et Cie., 14 Newmann Street, Oxfort St.
Title from the first two of eight lines of letterpress verse below image., Lines of verse below image continue: ... whose heart alone has power to beat when thinking thus of thee ..., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Image and text enclosed within wood-engraved border.
