John Bull visited with the Blessings of Peace
Print
1801 (made)
1801 (made)
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| Place of origin |
General Description: John Bull visited with the Blessings of Peace (BM:S.9732). Caricature of John Bull with a woman and baby, and two poor children being offered cheap food and employment. British Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd, Octr, 21st 1801 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly and Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening. Numbered in pen 208. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back.
Object details
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| Title | John Bull visited with the Blessings of Peace |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Satirical print by Williams, from a 'Folio of Caricatures lent out for the Evening' - 'John Bull visited with the Blessings of Peace' |
| Physical description | General Description: John Bull visited with the Blessings of Peace (BM:S.9732). Caricature of John Bull with a woman and baby, and two poor children being offered cheap food and employment. British Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd, Octr, 21st 1801 by S W Fores 50 Piccadilly and Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening. Numbered in pen 208. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1143-1990 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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