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John Bull triumphant. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

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John Bull triumphant. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

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Print shows a bull tossing a Spaniard into the air, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Mansfield are attempting to hold it back by pulling on its tail; a Frenchman and America (represented by a Native wearing a feathered headdress and skirt) are standing on the right frightened by the actions of the bull; and an amused Dutchman is sitting on a keg of gin on the left.

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5624
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 763.

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01/01/1780
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Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher
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