Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: JOHN BULL TRIUMPHANT.
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Accession number:
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31504
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Title:
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JOHN BULL TRIUMPHANT.
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Place:
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[London]
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Publisher:
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Publish'd ... by W[illiam] Humphrey No. 227 Strand
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Date:
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Jany. 4th. 1780
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Image technique:
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Etching, colored
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Image dimensions:
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24.7 x 35.5 cm.
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Narrative description:
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Although hindered by domestic intrigue and incompetence, England strikes out effectively against her enemies. The Dutch profit from the confusion. Images include: America as an Indian; Britain as a bull; John Stuart, Earl of Bute; France; Holland smoking a pipe; Frederick, Lord North; Spain.
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References:
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BM 5624; Cresswell, American Revolution, 763
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Notes:
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JCB copy 2 uncolored (accession # 31503). includes poetry. Engraved verse at lower left and right, "The Bull see enrag'd has the Spaniard engag'd."
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Subject:
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American Revolution European political scene
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Normalized date:
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1780
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