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John Bull and the sinking fund - a petty scheme for reducing the taxes & paying off the national debt!.
1807
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Comic Art Collections
Several Princeton collections have strong holdings in comic art, cartoons, and pictorial satire. The Graphic Arts Collection has several thousand caricatures in the form of prints or drawings, mainly in the Dickson Q. Brown '95 Collection of Thomas Rowlandson and the Richard W. Meirs '88 Collection of George Cruikshank.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
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James Gillray Cartoons
James Gillray (1756–1815) was a British artist known for his caricatures and satirical prints.
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- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1807/02/23.
- People
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- Author
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Duke of 1776-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville Marquess of 1753-1813—Caricatures and cartoons
- Canning, George 1770-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart Viscount 1769-1822—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ellenborough, Edward Law Baron 1750-1818—Caricatures and cartoons
- Erskine, Thomas Erskine Baron 1750-1823—Caricatures and cartoons
- Frederick Augustus Prince, Duke of York and Albany 1763-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville Baron 1759-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grey, Charles Grey Earl 1764-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hanger, George 1751?-1824—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings Marquess of 1754-1826—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquess of 1780-1863—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lauderdale, James Maitland Earl of 1759-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson Earl of 1770-1828—Caricatures and cartoons
- Norfolk, Charles Howard Duke of 1746-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Perceval, Spencer 1762-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rose, George 1744-1818—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington Viscount 1757-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spencer, George John Spencer Earl 1758-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taxation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Vansittart, Nicholas 1766-1851—Caricatures and cartoons
- William IV King of Great Britain 1765-1837—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- John Bull and the sinking fund - a petty scheme for reducing the taxes & paying off the national debt!.
- Call Number
- D West 50/GC108/Box 07/Normal/Titles H-Q GA 2006.01422
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xg94hp64n
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1807/02/23.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1807
- Extent
- 1 item ; plate 24.8 x 34.6 cm. sheet 30.3 x 41.4 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego, p. 344
- BM 10704
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Provenance: Stamped on verso, "Princeton University // Library // Presented by // Dickson Q. Brown '95".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Js Gillray inv. & fect.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Duke of 1776-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville Marquess of 1753-1813—Caricatures and cartoons
- Canning, George 1770-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart Viscount 1769-1822—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ellenborough, Edward Law Baron 1750-1818—Caricatures and cartoons
- Erskine, Thomas Erskine Baron 1750-1823—Caricatures and cartoons
- Frederick Augustus Prince, Duke of York and Albany 1763-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville Baron 1759-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grey, Charles Grey Earl 1764-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hanger, George 1751?-1824—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings Marquess of 1754-1826—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquess of 1780-1863—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lauderdale, James Maitland Earl of 1759-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson Earl of 1770-1828—Caricatures and cartoons
- Norfolk, Charles Howard Duke of 1746-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Perceval, Spencer 1762-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rose, George 1744-1818—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington Viscount 1757-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spencer, George John Spencer Earl 1758-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taxation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Vansittart, Nicholas 1766-1851—Caricatures and cartoons
- William IV King of Great Britain 1765-1837—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Comic Art Collections
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- James Gillray Cartoons
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/a8d00cad-bc5e-487a-ae5e-48f8c92b7a1e/manifest