Isaac Cruikshank - John Bull and his piece
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Cartoon of a stout man, tongue hanging out, with one arm around a stout, buxom woman wearing a cap and tattered clothing. He uses his other hand to tickle her under the chin.
Imp. Pubd Novr 16the 1801 by SWFores 50 Piccadilly, Folios of Caracatures [sic] lent out for the Evening.
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Printed caption upper left: Come-come-No Grining a Bad Piece - is better than No Piece at all.
This print appears to have been executed after a drawing by George Woodward entitled, "John Bull Satisfied!" Woodward's version varies some in composition, design, and coloring. See SWANN - no. 758 (A size).
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1977; (DLC/PP-1977:215.67)
References: Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, Vol. VIII 1801-1810 / by Mary Dorothy George. London: Printed by Order of the Trustees, 1947 (entry #10668).
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