John Bull on a throne receiving emaciated and tattered supplicants for charity, including Napoleon. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1814.
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Date:
- 1814
- Reference:
- 38409i
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Beside the throne on the left are Bernadotte (Crown Prince of Sweden), Alexander I of Russia, Wellington, and a lion. To the right is a sailor (Jack Tar)
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[London] : [publisher not identified]
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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 18.3 x 35.3 cm
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The royal beggars. G. Cruikshank fect.
Extensive lettering within the print
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1949, vol. 9, no. 12183
Reference
Wellcome Collection 38409i
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