Subject Heading: John Bull (Symbolic character) / Subject (Topic): Politics and government

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1. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic]

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [5 May 1783] and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:: Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Leaf 4. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: The new ministry is depicted on a large carousel, erected in front of the "Crown and Royal Bob" Inn. The structure is supported by a center pole held in place by pegs labelled "Treasury," "Navy" and "Army" terminating at the top with the head of the K...
Alternative Title:: New state whirligig
Description:: Title etched below image.
Publisher:: Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Taverns (Inns), Merry-go-rounds, Wigs, Flags, British, Robberies, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic]

2. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [5 May 1783]
Call Number:: Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: The new ministry is depicted on a large carousel, erected in front of the "Crown and Royal Bob" Inn. The structure is supported by a center pole held in place by pegs labelled "Treasury," "Navy" and "Army" terminating at the top with the head of the K...
Alternative Title:: New state whirligig
Description:: Title from item.
Publisher:: Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Taverns (Inns), Merry-go-rounds, Wigs, Flags, British, Robberies, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].

3. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [5 May 1783]
Call Number:: 783.05.05.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: The new ministry is depicted on a large carousel, erected in front of the "Crown and Royal Bob" Inn. The structure is supported by a center pole held in place by pegs labelled "Treasury," "Navy" and "Army" terminating at the top with the head of the K...
Alternative Title:: New state whirligig
Description:: Title from item.
Publisher:: Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Taverns (Inns), Merry-go-rounds, Wigs, Flags, British, Robberies, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].

4. An English hobby horse, or, Who pays the piper? [graphic].

Published / Created:: [11 May 1791]
Call Number:: 791.05.11.01+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A bull (John Bull) in profile to the right sinks, snorting with distress, under the weight of five persons. The foremost, astride the animal s neck, is the Emperor Leopold; he holds the legs of Catherine II, a stout virago, who sits on his shoulders,...
Alternative Title:: Who pays the piper?
Description:: Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of title, imprint and publisher's advertisement. Title and publication information from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:: Pubd. May 11, 1791, by Willm Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
Subject (Name):: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1747-1792, Frederick William II, King of Prussia, 1744-1797, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character), Great Britain, and Politics and government
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > An English hobby horse, or, Who pays the piper? [graphic].

5. Don't you remember the 5th of November [graphic]

Creator:: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:: [ca. February 1829]
Call Number:: 829.02.00.02+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Authors of the Catholic Reform Bill, Wellington and Peel are dressed in tall conical caps and tied to the back of chair carried by Eldon. A fat bishop, probably Howley, walks behind, carrying the legs of the chair, as the head of Cumberland with gapp...
Alternative Title:: Don't you remember the fifth of November
Description:: Title etched below image.
Publisher:: Pub by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Name):: Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851, Howley, William, 1766-1848, O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):: Catholic emancipation, Politics and government, and John Bull (Symbolic character)
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Don't you remember the 5th of November [graphic]

6. Here we go up up up and there he goes down down downe [graphic].

Published / Created:: [approximately 1831]
Call Number:: 831.00.00.50
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A satire of the 1832 Reform Bill, with a see-saw with the Crown as the fulcrum. At the center is William IV, waving the Union flag; to the right is Lord Grey, seated on the lever, helping William balance with a scroll marked 'Union', with John Bull st...
Description:: Title from text below image.
Publisher:: Pubd. by O. Hodgson, 10 Cloth Fair
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Name):: William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):: Reform, Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Seesaws, Crowns, Flags, and British
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Here we go up up up and there he goes down down downe [graphic].

7. Hoo-Loo-Choo, alias, John Bull and the doctors [graphic]

Creator:: Doyle, John, 1797-1868, printmaker
Published / Created:: May 2nd, 1831.
Call Number:: Print10225
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "John Bull as a Chinese, in Chinese costume, hugely corpulent sits full-face in an arm-chair, legs extended, hands resting on the sides of his paunch. He looks to three doctors on the left, the foremost being Grey, who leans towards him, pointing to h...
Alternative Title:: John Bull and the doctors
Description:: Title from text below image.
Publisher:: Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain and England.
Subject (Name):: Hoo Loo, 1799-1831., Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Spencer, John Charles Spencer, Earl, 1782-1845, and Wharncliffe, James Archibald Stuart-Wortley, Baron, 1776-1845.
Subject (Topic):: Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Tumors, Surgery, Politicians, and Obesity
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Hoo-Loo-Choo, alias, John Bull and the doctors [graphic]

8. John Bull's sacrifice to Janus a design for a peace offering to the Convention / [graphic]

Creator:: Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Published / Created:: [17 March 1794]
Call Number:: 794.03.17.07+ Impression 1
Collection Title:: Leaf 64. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A bull in the guillotine awaits the fall of the blade. The executioner is depicted as a skeleton with Lord Stanhope's face. The sacrifice is supervised by Lord Lansdowne (as Janus) in a throne behind an altar on which rests the Magna Charta and the Bi...
Description:: Title etched below image.
Publisher:: Publd. 17 March 1794 by H. Humphrey, Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain, France, and England
Subject (Name):: Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, and Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character), Janus (Roman deity), Politics and government, Foreign relations, Altars, Guillotines (Punishment), Skeletons, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > John Bull's sacrifice to Janus a design for a peace offering to the Convention / [graphic]

9. John Bull's sacrifice to Janus a design for a peace offering to the Convention / [graphic]

Creator:: Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Published / Created:: [17 March 1794]
Call Number:: Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Leaf 64. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A bull in the guillotine awaits the fall of the blade. The executioner is depicted as a skeleton with Lord Stanhope's face. The sacrifice is supervised by Lord Lansdowne (as Janus) in a throne behind an altar on which rests the Magna Charta and the Bi...
Description:: Title etched below image.
Publisher:: Publd. 17 March 1794 by H. Humphrey, Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain, France, and England
Subject (Name):: Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, and Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character), Janus (Roman deity), Politics and government, Foreign relations, Altars, Guillotines (Punishment), Skeletons, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > John Bull's sacrifice to Janus a design for a peace offering to the Convention / [graphic]