John Bull being bled while lying in bed and surrounded by four women; referring to Britain being drained of resources by Peel's new government. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1842.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
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October 1842
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John Bull being bled while lying in bed and surrounded by four women; referring to Britain being drained of resources by Peel's new government. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1842. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The container which is catching John Bull's blood is inscribed: "Treasury" and the knife used to make the incision is inscribed: "Income Tax"

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[London] (26 Haymarket) : T. McLean, October 1842 (London 70 St Martin's Lane)

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1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; border 28.3 x 37.9 cm.

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The Peeliades in attempting to give their father eternal life, "Bleed him to death." HB

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Too late for the British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1870-1954

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Wellcome Collection 13438i

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