The present state of John Bull [art original] / CJG.

Creator:

Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist.

Published/Created:

[England]
[between 1830 and 1852]

Physical Description:

1 drawing : ink and gray wash on wove paper ; sheet 243 x 315 mm

Related Links:

http://images.library.yale.edu/walpoleweb/oneitemg.asp?itemid=lwlpr30975

Notes:

Title from caption written below image.
Date of creation based on Grant's known years of activity.
Paper watermarked: J.R. 1828.
Signed by the artist in lower left of image: "CJG."
Purchased from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, November 2013.

Abstract:

John Bull stands defiantly in the center of a crowd of angry men -- military officers, gentlemen of various ages, tradesmen, and an amputee -- most of whom hold out bills ranging between £50 and £5000; the speech bubbles above their heads read: "King's taxes"; "Police rate"; "Parish rates"; "Excise duties"; "Tithes church rates pew rents & Easter doos [sic]"; "Sundres &c." John Bull's response reads, "Damme ye had better devour me., ye voratious crew. Am I never to have my hands out of my pocket again, but 't wont last long lads. I shall soon be in the Gazette & then ye lazy drones ye must work hard for you own livings." The man with a large belly on the lower right carries a little dog under his arm.

Topics:

Anger.
Crowds.
Demonstrations.
Dogs.
John Bull (Symbolic character)--Caricatures and cartoons.
Men.
Military officers.
Obesity.
Taxation--Great Britain--19th century.

Language:

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Genre:

Ink drawings--British--19th century.
Satires (Visual works)--England--19th century.
Wash drawings--British--19th century.
Watermarks (Paper)--J.R.--1828.

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html

Call Number:

Drawings G761 no. 7 Box D123

Orbis Record:

11772201

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library
LEWIS WALPOLE LIBRARY, Prints and Drawings

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr30975

OID:

16893167

PID:

digcoll:4855782