"Dundas (right) turns the handle of a machine in which two cylinders revolve in contact. Pitt (left) drags out by the wrists the flattened and elongated body of John Bull from between the cylinders where his ankles are still confined. The upper cylind...
Description:
Title etched at base of image.
Publisher:
Pub. May 25, 1796, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, the corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 and Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Taxation, and Finance, Public
On the left, Charles James Fox sits on a chair, his gouty left foot resting on a stool, his right hand holding a crutch. Behind him is a paper which reads "Plan to discharge the Nation[al] Debt". His right arm reaches out to a group of angry citizen...
Alternative Title:
Meeting of creditors
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
As the act directs published March 28, 1785 by W. Humphrey, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subject (Topic):
Finance, Public, History, Butchers, People, and Clergy
