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'John Bull and the sinking fund', 1807. Artist: James Gillray

'John Bull and the sinking fund', 1807. Artist: James Gillray

1-620-311 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'John Bull and the sinking fund', 1807. A p(r)etty scheme for reducing the taxes and paying off the National Debt; showing John Bull on his hands and knees on a flat rock, an enormous money bag on his back. Lord Petty stands astride the mouth of the bag shovelling coins to greedy ministerialists outside the Treasury.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. James Gillray, attributed to: British, English: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmaker
After
  1. James Gillray: British, English: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmaker
Subject
  1. Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne: British: Politician
Medium
  1. Etching
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire
Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Allegories

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

Trade & Industry Finance

History & Politics Politics Politicians

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3136x2215
File Size : 20,351kb

Aliases

  1. 20383
  1. p5447705
  1. 0220004950
  1. 1-620-311
  1. 1620311
  1. 20383
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