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John Bull presented as the Chinese labourer Hoo Loo surrounded by surgeons discussing the removal of his tumor; referring to British political reform. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1831.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: 2 May 1831Reference: 12234iPart of: HB Sketches
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John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.
De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832.Date: Published for the Satirist July 1st. 1809Reference: 12204i- Pictures
An industrial mill representing the 'Penny magazine': Lord John Russell and Bishop Maltby feed it with liberalism and whiggism, Lord Brougham and Lord Spencer turn the crank handles, and Charles Knight feeds the resulting product to John Bull. Lithograph by R. Seymour, 1832.
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.Date: 1 Oct 1832Reference: 608228i
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A small man representing the press is holding a spoon with a gooseberry on it and feeding it to John Bull; representing worthless news stories in the British press during the summer. Process print after Ricardo Brook.
Brook, Ricardo.Reference: 31780i
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John Bull being attacked by many tiny figures representing England's engagements overseas. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1813.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: August 1st 1813Reference: 38411i
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A bear wearing a spiked helmet and a gun is walking over a bridge marked "Protocol" which is supported by rulers of different countries. Drawing by M.C.P. (?), 12 July 1877.
M. C. P.Date: 1877Reference: 573485i
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Three doctors converge around John Pitt, 2nd earl of Chatham, as their patient; representing the embarrassment of the failed Walcheren Expedition in Flanders. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1809.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: September 1809Reference: 12203i
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A French barber shaving John Bull. Coloured etching.
Reference: 30275i
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A seated man in front of a chamber pot which is emitting bubbles, a group of people stand behind him; representing Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle's involvement with Mrs. Clarke. Coloured etching, 1809.
Date: 24 April 1809Reference: 12201i
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A large John Bull being held down and force-fed by Peel and Wellington; representing the idea of the Catholic emancipation as a breach of the constitution. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
Heath, William, 1795-1840.Date: April 1829Reference: 12224i
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A doctor examining a disgruntled patient, John Bull, who is being reassured by his master. Lithograph by Crichton, 1834.
Date: [1834?]Reference: 13440i
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A quack doctor offering a gouty John Bull some medicine while conventional doctors are turned away; referring to British politics. Coloured lithograph attributed to J. Doyle.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Reference: 12250iPart of: Political Squibs
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Burdett, Peel, O'Connell and Wellington in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare, suffocating John Bull with a rope; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the constitution of 1688 by Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching by A. Sharpshooter, 1829.
Sharpshooter, A.Date: [April 1829]Reference: 663317i
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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.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: October 1842Reference: 13438iPart of: HB Sketches
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A.J. Balfour as Prime Minister asks John Bull to pay for increasingly costly policies, but eventually John Bull refuses. Drawing by David Wilson, 1905.
Wilson, David, 1873-1935.Date: 1905Reference: 573766i
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Vignettes of Peel's first ministry. Coloured lithograph, 1835.
Date: 2 February 1835Reference: 12240i
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George, Prince Regent, in uniform holding out a swollen hand which is supported by Wellington; representing the enormous amount of money given to the army compared with the navy. Coloured lithograph, 1816.
Date: [August 1816?]Reference: 12213i- Pictures
John Bull stares with interest as a bearded magician pulls aside a curtain to show a mirror in which the princess Victoria wearing a crown is being pulled by the arms. Coloured lithograph by John Doyle, 1830.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: June 8 1830Reference: 603499iPart of: HB sketches- Pictures
A newborn baby wrapped in long frilled gown with an enormous plumed headpiece is carried by a matron and presented to an irritated looking John Bull. Lithograph, ca. 1840/1850.
Date: 1840-1850Reference: 643127i