Three older ladies and one gentleman in military uniform sit at a table playing cards. Speech balloons from the ladies berate him for his lack of card playing skills
Description:
Title etched below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: W Elgar.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 10, 1802, by T. Williamson, No. 20 Strand, London
Three older ladies and one gentleman in military uniform sit at a table playing cards. Speech balloons from the ladies berate him for his lack of card playing skills
Description:
Title etched below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.5 x 32.4 cm, on sheet 27.4 x 34.9 cm., and Mounted on leaf 3 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 10, 1802, by T. Williamson, No. 20 Strand, London
A minister, possibly the Chancellor, holds out a large magnifying glass in his right and and gestures with his left hand. He is wearing a long coat and a long powdered wig. He addresses John Bull: Look through this glass Mr Bull and behold your future prosperity, looking towards a cloud within which the future is foretold. In the cloud John Bull is depicted in seven different scenarios: drinking unadulterated porter, free from taxes, smoking Trinidad tobacco, talking French & grown quite a fine gentleman, eating cinnamon from Ceylon, free from care, and with bread at 6d the quarter loaf. John Bull says: 'what be all those people I see. Mercy on us so many good things will be more than I can bear'. His companion replies: 'Look through this glass Mr. Bull & behold your future prosperity, it magnifies but very little I assure you'.
Alternative Title:
John Bull peeping into futurity
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication inferred from dates given in the British Museum catalogue for other prints after Woodward that were likewise etched and published by Roberts. Cf. Nos. 9729, 9850, and 9965 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. by P. Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
Subject (Topic):
National characteristics, English, Colonies, John Bull (Symbolic character), Hand lenses, and Ethnic stereotypes
"A pretty young woman stands with a warning finger to her lips, while an ugly old man leaves the room (left) holding heavy keys and a padlock. A young military officer, concealed in a brass-bound treasure-chest, raises the lid to look amorously at the woman. The head of an African servant looks up from stairs leading to the door. The window (right) is heavily barred; on it are hung a watchman's rattle and a blunderbuss."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Jack in the box
Description:
Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left sides.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 25th by T. Williamson, No. 20 Strand, London
Subject (Topic):
Keys (Hardware), Locks (Hardware), Military officers, Treasure chests, Hiding, Lust, Servants, Windows, and Firearms
