Income Tax, 1798. Artist: Unknown

Income Tax, 1798. Artist: Unknown

1-153-612 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Income Tax, 1798. John Bull scratches his head at William Pitt's (1759-1806) introduction of Income Tax. Pitt is shown as an angel playing a harp. Hand-coloured cartoon in the style of Gillray.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown:
Subject
  1. William Pitt: British: Prime Minister, politician
People Related
  1. James Gillray: British, English: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmaker

Picture Type
  1. Allegory
  2. Caricature
  3. Satire

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3011x3977
File Size : 35,083kb


Aliases

  1. 001241
  1. 001241
  1. 0390002581
  1. 1-153-612
  1. 1153612
  1. 2581

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