John Bull at His Studies, published March 13, 1799. Creator: Unknown.

John Bull at His Studies, published March 13, 1799. Creator: Unknown.

2-942-367 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

John Bull at His Studies, published March 13, 1799. '...attended by his Guardian Angell' (British prime minister William Pitt: "Cease rude Boreas blustering railer, Trust your Fortune's cares to me". John Bull, scratching his head: "I have read many crabbed things in the courses of my time - but this for an easy piece of Business is the toughest to understand I ever met with". List reads: 'Tax upon Income, a Plain, Short and easy description of the Different Clauses in the Income Tax so as to Render it familiar to the Meanest Capacity'.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. William Pitt: British: Prime Minister, politician
People Related
  1. SW Fores: British: Artist, publisher
  2. George Alexander Stevens: : Author, writer

Medium
  1. Etching
  2. Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Prints and drawings
  3. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

Trade & Industry Finance

People Other

History & Politics Politics Politicians


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2227x3000
File Size : 19,574kb


Aliases

  1. 89853
  1. 1928.1268
  1. 1000046471
  1. 2-942-367
  1. 2942367
  1. 89853

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