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Long Expected Come At Last or John Bull disapointed at his Cripple Visitor

Print
1802 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

General Description: Long Expected Come At Last or John Bull disapointed [sic] at his Crippled Visitor (BM:S.9852). Caricature of John Bull and his wife confronted by the crippled and injured female figure of Peace. British Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd,.April 3d, 1802 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening. With the marks of the collections of S.W. Fores (1761-1838) (Lugt 2384) on the front and Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLong Expected Come At Last or John Bull disapointed at his Cripple Visitor
Materials and techniques
Etching with stipple and roulette, coloured by hand
Brief description
Satirical print by Williams, from a 'Folio of Caricatures lent out for the Evening' - 'Long Expected Come at Last'
Physical description
General Description: Long Expected Come At Last or John Bull disapointed [sic] at his Crippled Visitor (BM:S.9852). Caricature of John Bull and his wife confronted by the crippled and injured female figure of Peace. British Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd,.April 3d, 1802 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening. With the marks of the collections of S.W. Fores (1761-1838) (Lugt 2384) on the front and Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back.
Dimensions
  • Size of plate height: 25.6cm
  • Size of plate width: 36.3cm
  • Size of sheet height: 27.5cm
  • Size of sheet width: 38.5cm
Size of plate 25.6 x 36.3 cm Size of sheet 27.5 x 38.5 cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson
Object history
NB. While the terms ‘cripple' and 'crippled' have been used in this record, they have since fallen from usage and is now considered offensive. The terms are repeated in this record in their original historical context.
Collection
Accession number
E.1142-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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