John Bull, with leeches on his chest, sits on a commode full of gold coin; he is attended by Lords Stanhope and Perceval dressed as doctors; Napoleon holds the commode. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1811.
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Date:
- 1 August 1811
- Reference:
- 38404i
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In the background Britannia indicates that "credit" is dead under a pile of banknotes. On the left two men are boiled alive in a larg pot; the flames are fanned by two devils. In the right foreground, a large jar of leeches, a pill-box and a phial
Publication/Creation
[London] (5 Newgate Street) : M. Jones, 1 August 1811.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 17.3 x 38.5 cm
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The blessings of paper money, or king a bad subject. G. Cruikshank fect.
Extensive lettering within the print
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1949, vol. 9, no. 11732
Reference
Wellcome Collection 38404i
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