The peoples' penny pictures. No.1, December 8, 1832 : My friends and fellow countrymen, it is high time you should know what is going on.

Date:
1832
  • Ephemera

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Description

Satirical news sheet showing the prime minister, Charles Grey, urging John Bull to blow model ships up the Scheldt river towards Antwerp, portrayed as the right buttock of the Dutch King, Willem IV. Aimed at the general public ("every body can see what a picture means").

Publication/Creation

[London] (21, Paternoster Row) : W. Strange, 1832.

Physical description

1 broadside : 1 colour illustration ; 42 cm

Notes

"Published every fortnight".
Title from head of sheet.

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