John Bull on a throne receiving emaciated and tattered supplicants for charity, including Napoleon. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1814.

  • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
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1814
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38409i
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John Bull on a throne receiving emaciated and tattered supplicants for charity, including Napoleon. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1814. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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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

Lettering

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

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Wellcome Collection 38409i

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