Title from caption below image., Plate numbered "Pl. 1" in upper left corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
"A John Bull rides a 'Velocimanipede', see No. 13411, round the basin in Bushey Park, which is realistically depicted, with its baroque centre-piece. He is a fat 'cit' mopping his forehead; his wig and hat are on a stick fixed in front of the steering-bar. On the seat, labelled 'J.B', his fat wife sits holding a fan, her arm round a thin little girl holding a doll. In the dickey behind (right) is a little boy working the handles which turn the back wheel. In the background across the water is a similar machine, on a tiny scale, followed by a dandy (see No. 13029) on his 'hobby' (see No. 13399)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Cyclists, Bicycles & tricycles, Dandies, British, Families, Fountains, Lakes & ponds, and Obesity
Title from caption below image., Plate numbered "Pl. 2" in upper left corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from item., Below image: Caring for a war workers' children is a national service., In lower margin: RoSPAPOSTER RS/P/C 70-1., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Cannon House, The Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 6BS and Printed by Loxley Brothers Limited, London and Sheffield
