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.
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.
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...
Alternative Title:
John Bull peeping into futurity
Description:
Title etched below image.
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...
Alternative Title:
Jack in the box
Description:
Title etched below image.
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
"Members of the Opposition in a row, talk in couples, except for the arch-egotist Erskine (see British Museum satires no. 9246) on the extreme left, who exclaims: "Peace - and I not consulted 'tis very strange, by Gad". Sheridan (left), seated in prof...
Alternative Title:
Politicians puzzled
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by P. Roberts, 28 Middle-Row, Holborn
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, and Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Subject (Topic):
Whig Club (London, England), Whig Party (Great Britain), and Politics and government
