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John Bull triumphant.
1780
Print shows a bull tossing a Spaniard into the air, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Mansfield are attempting to hold it back by pulling on its tail; a Frenchman and America (represented by indigenous man wearing a feathered headdress and skirt) are standing on the right frightened by the actions of the bull; and an amused Dutchman is sitting on a keg of gin on the left.
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E-North 38/GC024/18th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/18th c./Caricatures GA 2024.02992
- People
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- Related Name
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815
- Language
- English
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Item Summary
Print shows a bull tossing a Spaniard into the air, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Mansfield are attempting to hold it back by pulling on its tail; a Frenchman and America (represented by indigenous man wearing a feathered headdress and skirt) are standing on the right frightened by the actions of the bull; and an amused Dutchman is sitting on a keg of gin on the left.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- John Bull triumphant.
- Call Number
- E-North 38/GC024/18th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/18th c./Caricatures GA 2024.02992
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcc534g212d
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1780
- Extent
- 1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate: 24.5 x 35.4 cm ; sheet: 27.5 x 45 cm
- References
- Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5624
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Text engraved below image: "The Bull see enrag'd has the Spaniard engag'd, / And gave him a Terrible Toss, / As he mounts up on high, the Dollars see fly, / To make the bold Britton rejoice, / The Yankee & Monsieur, at this look quite queer, / For they see that his Strength will prevail, / If they'd give him his way, and not with foul play, / Still tug the poor Beast by the Tail."
- Title from item.
- Princeton copy 1 Inscribed in graphite, lower edge: "Dutchman / Mansfield / North / Bute / Spaniard / France / America / Gillray / George 5624 / 127"
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f6ae8435-7d01-40cd-9787-c9ef65bea780/manifest