The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv. & ft., British Cartoon Print

Round a bare and decayed oak tree is twined a serpent with the head of Fox; he holds a damaged apple inscribed "reform" to John Bull, who is fat and his pockets bulge with golden apples. The trunk of the tree is "opposition"; its roots are: envy, ambition, disappointment. Each rotten apple has an inscription: democracy, treason, slavery, etc. In the background is an oak in full leaf: its trunk is "Justice", the roots Commons, King, Lords, the branches Laws and Religion. From it hangs a crown surrounded by apples, some inscribed Freedom, Happiness, Security.
Catalog of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9214
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress.
Exhibited: Gillray and the Art of Caricature.