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The European plan / Th. Nast. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Maréchal MacMahon of France, using scissors labeled "Canal", is cutting a map of North and South America on which the Mason-Dixon line has been drawn through the Isthmus of Panama; John Bull stands to the left ... More

After the carnival / F. Opper. - Public domain engraving

Print shows Uncle Sam sitting up on a bed the morning after a wild night, he is rubbing his head to ease the pain and there is a handgun in his pants pocket; on the floor there is a bottle labeled "Jingo Fire W... More

They can't fight / F. Opper. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Uncle Sam and John Bull about to come to blows, possibly over the Venezuela boundary dispute, but are tied together in ribbons that are labeled "Financial Ties, Mutual Needs, Property Interests, Int... More

Coal is king in the far east / Dalrymple.

Print shows John Bull standing on a "Private Dock" to an island labeled "Coaling Station" that shows an anthropomorphic mountain of coal; in the foreground are William II bowing next to a ship labeled "Germany"... More

The substance or the shadow? / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows John Bull as a bulldog labeled "England" on a narrow bridge spanning a river; he has a large bone labeled "Free Trade" in his mouth and is looking over the side at the reflection labeled "Pro... More

Columbia teaching John Bull his new lesson / S[amuel] Kennedy, del. ; ...

A War of 1812 satire on Anglo-American and Franco-American relations. England's "lesson" is about the seriousness of American determination to maintain freedom on the high seas, while France is warned of Yanke... More

John Bull, baited by the dogs of excise

A British satire on efforts by William Pitt, George Rose, and some members of Parliament to impose new "Excise" duties on tobacco (cf. Tobacco Excise Bill). The additional tax burden on British citizens is impl... More

Consular coachmanship!!, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Josephine standing in a carriage on the left which is drawn by four "unruly" horses, two are labeled "A Jacobin" and "A Royalist"; Napoleon, having been tossed onto the back of a bull, probably repr... More

National contrasts / Woodward delt. ; W.S. scpt., British Cartoon Prin...

Print shows a ragged member of Napoleon's army boasting about the success of "de grand Empereur" to a robust Englishman labeled "Rule Britannia" who blows a puff of smoke in the soldiers face. Forms part of: B... More

State physicians bleeding John Bull to death!! / G. Cruikshank fect. ;...

Vansittart and Castlereagh, as surgeons, bleeding coins from the arms of John Bull. The coins are collected by Prince Leopold, Princess Charlotte, a tiny McMahon, a Chinese mandarin, and the gouty Regent. Broug... More

Caricature, Greedy Johnnie / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Print shows John Bull standing in the foreground with his arms full of foods and toys labeled "Gibraltar, Ceylon, Bermudas, British India, Canada, [and] Australia" and at his feet are items he has dropped, frui... More

Waiting for the verdict / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows Uncle Sam standing on the left, leaning against a wall beneath a sign that states "What Killed Spain? Inquest Now Going On"; at center is the body of "Spain" lying on a stretcher and draped with the... More

A disappointed god; he cries for more / Dalrymple.

Print shows Mars, the Roman god of war, bruised and holding a battered and bent sword, and wearing a sign that states "Job Wanted"; he is sitting on a trunk labeled "Mr. Mars, God of War". A notice posted on th... More

Our queer way / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows General William R. Shafter, larger than life, in Europe standing before the rulers of France (Felix Faure), Austria (Franz Joseph I), Germany (William II), Italy (Umberto I), and Russia (Nicholas II... More

Caricature, Running amuck / Keppler., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a drunken Russian man holding a jug of vodka and wildly swinging a bloodly sword at a wasp representing Japan. John Bull and Uncle Sam sit in the background. Illus. in: Puck, v. 56, no. 1446... More

John Bull, the leviathan of the ocean; or, the French fleet sailing in...

Cartoon showing John Bull eating French sailing ships; a satire on the French defeat during the War of the Second Coalition, possibly refers to the Battle of the Nile. Form part of : British Cartoon Prints Col... More

Columbia teaching John Bull his new lesson / S[amuel] Kennedy, del. ; ...

The times, anno. 1783, British Cartoon Print - James Gillray, British

Print shows John Bull throwing up his arms in despair as the devil flies away with a map labeled "America"; to the left are a portly Dutchman, a Spaniard, and a Frenchman, in the background is a battle scene at... More

Peace, but not business / Gillam., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a perplexed Uncle Sam standing in front of a store labeled "Notice - No Reciprocity in Trade Here" that is well-stocked with items available for international trade; a man labeled "Trade" is ... More

An awful day of reckoning at hand for John Bull - Ireland's dream of a...

Print shows Puck's stereotyped Irish man labeled "Ireland" as a military general sitting on a rocking horse labeled "Home Rule", holding papers that state "Muster-Roll of the Anti-English Army", and addressing ... More

The French exposition of 1899 / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Uncle Sam, John Bull, and a crowd of spectators looking at seven French military officers standing and sitting in stocks, they are labeled "Zurlinden, Du Paty de Clam, Gonse, Roget, Mercier, Boisdef... More

Reckless defiance / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a diminutive soldier labeled "France" standing next to a large Russian bear gesturing with a sword toward John Bull standing opposite while a battle rages in the background labeled "Transvaal... More

Business business / Keppler. - Exposition Universelle Internationale d...

Illustration showing a female figure labeled "France" with a rooster on her head, welcoming heads of state, Uncle Sam, John Bull, and other dignitaries to the opening of the Paris Exposition. Caption: France ... More

Exposed to the world's contempt / Keppler.

Illustration shows a larger-than-life "Spirit of Civilization" pointing with contempt to a man on a pedestal labeled "Russia"; standing around the pedestal are John Bull, Uncle Sam, and symbolic representatives... More

It was about time he woke up / Gordon Ross.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam as Rip Van Winkle returning from his tariff sleep to discover that other countries now dominate foreign trade; his old rifle labeled "Monopoly Tariff" is outdated. John Bull sits wi... More

Bravuras--Rival syrens--or John-Bulls rehearsal of Capt. Macheath

John Bull seated, with opera hat under his arm, is beset by the rival singers, Mrs. Billington and Catalani, who sing lines adapted from the "Beggar's Opera."

John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes / Charles, ...

A satire on British efforts to recover after major naval losses on the Great Lakes in 1813 and 1814. According to Lanmon, it is based on Thomas Rowlandson's 1798 satire "High Fun for John Bull or the Republica... More

An English hobby horse, or, who pays the piper?, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows Catherine II, with orb and scepter, seated on the shoulders of Leopold II who is seated on the back of a stumbling bull; seated behind him are George III, Frederick William II and a man representi... More

John Bull in Paris; or, English guineas for French pleasure!

Print shows John Bull standing between two French women offering them a bag of guineas.

Buonaparte, 48 hours after landing!--Vide John Bulls home-stroke, arme...

Head of Napoleon dripping blood, held high on a pitch fork by a British volunteer soldier, "John Bull." Other volunteers gather around. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

"Peace" assured / J. Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows William E. Gladstone dressed as an old woman wearing keys labeled "Suez, Gibraltor, [and] Herat", pushing John Bull into a kissing embrace with Tsar Nicholas II who is, likewise, being pushed... More

The American farmer - where he has to sell, and where he has to buy / ...

Print shows Uncle Sam as an American farmer trying to sell his products labeled "Pork, Wheat, Butter, Beef, Oats", and corn overseas where there is stiff "Open Competition" at the "Market of the World" represen... More

The European "concert" / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows a crazed man representing the Czar of "Russia" sitting on a throne, manipulating marionettes that represent "France" (Felix Faure), "Austria" (Franz Joseph I), "Italy" (Umberto I), "Germany" (Willia... More

A Thanksgiving toast / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Print shows Puck standing on a chair at the head of a large dinner table, offering a Thanksgiving toast to those seated around the table, including "England, France, Germany, [Japan?], Russia, Austria, Italy, T... More

Commerce vs. conquest / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows John Bull labeled "England" holding a ship labeled "Trade", with Uncle Sam, also holding a ship labeled "Trade", behind him, as they stand before the Chinese Emperor who is frightened by William II ... More

The open door / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows John Bull standing on the left at an entrance labeled "India" and Uncle Sam standing opposite at an entrance labeled "Philippines" inviting men labeled "Germany, Russia, France, Italy, [and] Austria... More

"Dope!" Will John Bull's "pipe dream" ever come true? / F. Opper.

Political cartoon showing Chinese man labeled Chamberlain looking at John Bull smoking long opium pipe "British bullheadedness" and dreaming of the Boers' surrender. Copyright by W.R. Hearst. From the New York journal.

Poker and tongs; or, how we've got to play the game

Kaiser Wilhelm II and John Bull engage in a table game with miniature naval vessels and playing cards. The Kaiser holds cards in his hand and stares at the table while John Bull pushes his ships toward the cen... More

Johnny Bull and the Alexandrians / Wm Charles, Ssc.

The citizens of Alexandria, Virginia, are ridiculed in this scene for their lack of serious resistance against the British seizure of the city in 1814. At left two frightened gentlemen kneel with hands folded,... More

A boxing match, or another bloody nose for John Bull / W. Charles, del...

The artist gloats over naval losses suffered by England early in the War of 1812, in particular the defeat of the warship "Boxer" by the American frigate "Enterprise" in September 1813. King George III stands ... More

Isaac Cruikshank - An Irish union / IC., British Cartoon Print

Print shows William Pitt joining the hands of "Paddy," an Irish farmer, and John Bull, neither of whom seem anxious for the union, while Lord Dundas, on the left, reading from a "History of Scotland" says, "dep... More

Milord Pouf montant à cheval - Public domain book illustration, Librar...

Print shows "Milord Pouf", an overweight Englishman, being hoisted onto a horse by three men using ropes, pulleys (block and tackle), and a jack. The horse is looking fearfully wide-eyed at the pospect of succe... More

Suspension of the habeas corpus, British Cartoon Print

Print showing John Bull suspended by his feet between two columns labeled "Lords" and "Commons." Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

[John Bull and the Yankee barber]

Title from handwritten notation on mat. Study for etching, plate 1, published in "Scraps" #2, 1830. Purchase; Childs Gallery; (DLC/PP-1984:366). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The lion's generosity - Drawing. Public domain image.

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0123). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Merely wants to know / F. Opper.

Print shows Uncle Sam with a feather in his hat labeled "Victory", holding America's Cup labeled "Yachting Champion", a cricket bat labeled "Cricket Champion", and a medal labeled "Athletic Champion", and with ... More

John Bull satisfied!. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A pot-bellied John Bull with one arm around a heavyset trollope in a long dress with pink stripes and pink dots on the sleeves, who stands with her arms folded. With his other arm, John Bull reaches over to ho... More

Johnny Bull and the Alexandrians / Wm Charles, Ssc.

John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes / Charles, ...

A boxing match, or another bloody nose for John Bull / W. Charles, del...

Property protected--à la Françoise, British Cartoon Print

British satire of Franco-American relations after the XYZ Affair in May of 1798; 5 Frenchmen plunder female "America", while five figures representing other European countries look on. John Bull sits laughing o... More

Treason!!! / designed & etch'd by Rd. Newton., British Cartoon Print

A stout, smiling John Bull directs a blast from his rear-end toward a poster of King George III tacked to a wall. The image of the king looks suprised. On the left, the head of William Pitt exclaims, "That is T... More

John Bull offering Little Boney fair play, British Cartoon Print

Bare chested sailor, "John Bull," standing in English channel with arms akimbo, looking at Napoleon, whose head looks over top of fortification on the French coast. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Colle... More

John Bull's three stages or, from good to bad & from bad to worse / G....

Three section print showing John Bull and his family eating a large meal before the war, eating less during the war, and with bones on plates during peace time. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collectio... More

The quarrelsome European nursery / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows a large group of children in a nursery fighting amongst themselves, they are labeled "England" and "Russia", "Austria" and "Italy", "Greece" and "Turkey", "France" and "Germany" fighting over a chil... More

The survival of the fittest / Keppler.

Print shows a scene at dueling grounds in a wooded area where a duel has taken place between a tattered buccaneer labeled "Spain" and "Medievalism" and Uncle Sam who is holding a sword labeled "19th century Enl... More

One of the causes / Keppler. - Public domain print

Print shows Uncle Sam and John Bull ice skating with a young woman labeled "American Girl" skating between them. Caption: The American girl is drawing them closer together. Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1138, (... More

Ready for business / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows a scene in a courtroom with a Chinese man labeled "Chinese Question" sitting in a chair in front of three men identified as "France", "Germany" (William II), and "Russia". "Judge" John Bull is stand... More

A suggestion to the Buffalo Exposition; - Let us have a chamber of fem...

Illustration shows Uncle Sam and John Bull leading a group of world leaders walking in the center aisle between an exhibit of women suffragettes on pedestals; among the figures are "Mrs. Faith Healer," "Woman E... More

The new Dreibund / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam with John Bull and William II, Emperor of Germany, standing before Mars, the god of war, who is lying on the ground, asleep. Caption: "Sh-h-h! 'Let sleeping dogs lie.'" Illus. in: ... More

Rivista aerostatica Grossi - Print, Library of Congress collection

Italian political cartoon shows the aftermath of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of Berlin; from left, a bottle-shaped airship labeled "Cipro", "Congresso", and "Angleterre", with a figure identified as J... More

The champion ready for another bout

Illustration shows Benjamin Harrison, standing in boxing ring, pulling on a boxing glove labeled "Protection", with man labeled "Labor" seated in his corner. Grover Cleveland, with patch over right eye labeled... More

John Bull, the leviathan of the ocean; or, the French fleet sailing in...

The great exhibition of 1851 American department.

Illustration shows a group of men standing on the shore with the exhibition buildings in the background. Two men stand in the foreground, on the left, an American, boasting of "Yankee superiority" over the Brit... More

John Bull fighting the French single handed / P.F.L.B. fecit., British...

Print shows John Bull rapping a French soldier on the head with a cudgel, stomping on a French officer with his right foot, and using his left foot to kick the French nobility out of England and back to France ... More

Manchester bull-hunt / Marks delt., British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows a bull, with the head of John Bull, tossing a member of the Manchester Yeomanry and attacking a magistrate. Behind the bull is a group of reformers lead by Henry Hunt holding a paper inscribed "Co... More

Not up to the mark yet / J.K. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Uncle Sam shaking hands with John Bull who is holding a yacht labeled "Valkyrie"; between them is the America's Cup on a pedestal labeled with the names of American yachts and the year they won the ... More

Warming up a sure winner / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Puck as a jockey on a galloping horse labeled "Free Trade" on a racetrack labeled "International Commercial Race-Track", with John Bull standing on the track next to the British Prime Minister Lord ... More

Mutual sympathy / F.M. Hutchins., Political Cartoon

Print shows John Bull and Uncle Sam, both bent under the weight of the governing bodies that they are carrying on their backs with papers labeled "Hereditary Right to Obstruct Legislation" and "Senatorial Rules... More

A few pleasant recollections of the fifty-fourth Congress / J.S. Pughe...

Print shows a large group of members of the Fifty-Fourth Congress, many dressed as Natives, some wearing grass skirts, most are armed with spears or clubs, some have shields, four are reading the "Reminiscences... More

Congratulations are now in order / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam with a laurel wreath on his head, standing with a female figure labeled "Prosperity", bowing his head in acknowledgement of the respect accorded the United States by representatives from E... More

Satisfying their curiosity / J.S. Pughe., Political Cartoon

Print shows John Bull sitting on a strong fortress representing England, with a telescope in one hand and strings attached to battleships in the other; on the edge of the continent are four figures representing... More

Caricature, As to China / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam, John Bull, and "Japan" as dogs standing in an open doorway, the door labeled "China Trade". Caption: The way to keep the door open is not to let it be closed. Illus. in: Puck, v. ... More

Who's absent? Is it you? / printed by Andrew Reid & Co., Ltd., 50, Gre...

Poster showing John Bull pointing and addressing the viewer, with burning buildings and a line of soldiers with gaps in the background. Poster no. 125.

"Come on in, John! The water's fine!" / Ehrhart with apologies.

Illustration shows four aged, nude suffragists trying to drag John Bull into a pool of water labeled "Woman Suffrage". Illus. in: Puck, v. 73, no. 1886 (1913 April 23), cover. Copyright 1913 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

I promise to pay the Bearer, on demand, five giuneas ..., British Cart...

Promissory note from the Guinea-Pig Office promising to pay the bearer at the offices of John Doe and Richard Roe and signed John Bull. Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC). Most images available on mic... More

The property tax, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows a prosperous John Bull seated in a chair as a blue demon hovers above him using a magnet to withdraw coins from Bull's waistcoat pocket. The ghost of William Pitt rises from the floorboards saying... More

Puck magazine cover - John Bull's dilemma / Dalrymple.

Print shows John Bull sitting on a rock facing a dilemma; across a narrow body of water is a man holding a sword labeled "Kurd Atrocities" and a handgun, about to strike a kneeling woman labeled "Armenia". John... More

The informal Dreibund / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Print shows Uncle Sam, John Bull, and Puck gathered around a table raising glasses in a toast to friendship, or alliance; also seated at the table is a female figure, possibly representing Germany, who may be p... More

The most popular restaurant in the world / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam labeled "Trade Balance" carrying a large tray with many food products that constitute American agricultural exports; seated around an L-shaped table are representatives from nations... More

The blessings of "protection" / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows an oversized, bloated human figure with the head of a pig, wearing a sash labeled "Steel Trust," and holding steel rails in both hands; he stands on the grounds of a steel factory labeled "U.... More

Caricature, The canal situation / K., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam with paint brush and John Bull, holding a bucket of "Mutual Interest Paint", are posting a notice that states: "Nicaragua Canal Treaty 'Supersedes Clayton-Bulwer' 'Neutrality Guaran... More

No chance to criticize / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows Uncle Sam wearing a military uniform and holding a sword labeled "U.S.", sitting at a table on which is a small cake on a platter labeled "Cuba", with a decanter labeled "Philippine Islands" on the ... More

Visitors' day / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows a rowdy classroom scene at the "Pan-American School" where Uncle Sam is the teacher admonishing Cipriano Castro, holding a slingshot, for a prank; four other adults are present, "Holland, Fra... More

[Don't hurt his feelings, John]

A woman labeled "Daily Mail" begs on her knees to a frowning figure of John Bull who stands above her, posturing sternly with arms crossed. An angry Raymond Poincaré sits with his legs sprawled, with mallet in... More

"Come on in, John! The water's fine!" / Ehrhart with apologies.

John Bull in his glory, British Cartoon Print

Political cartoon showing Englishman seated at table with plum pudding, surrounded by woman nursing baby, woman serving large beef roast, another man, two children, and a dog. Below is poem contrasting the Engl... More

Property protected--à la Françoise, British Cartoon Print

An English hobby horse, or, who pays the piper?, British Cartoon Print

Doctor Sangrado curing John Bull of repletion-with the kind offices of...

Cartoon showing Addington saying, "courage John Bull-courage", as he bleeds arm of John Bull, who is supported by Hawkesbury, who repeats "courage Johnny". Napoleon holds out his hat to catch the blood, "West I... More

[Egypt and John Bull] - Public domain drawing

A seductive-looking female figure of Egypt with one hand on her hip sits on the edge of a bed or couch opposite John Bull. Although she sits facing him, he sits looking forward with his hands folded, not looki... More

Putting his foot down / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Uncle Sam holding a "Trade Treaty with China", standing on a "Map of China" in the midst of foreign rulers labeled "Germany, Italy, England, Austria, Russia [and] France"; depicted are William II, U... More

The greatest department store on earth; - and every day a bargain day ...

Print shows Uncle Sam standing behind the counter at "Uncle Sam's Department Store" where there is a "Great Sale Now Going On Inside"; the store is filled with representatives of "Germany, England, France, Russ... More

If he has to take to water / Dalrymple.

Illustration showing John Bull as a sailor, floating in a life-preserver labeled "British Navy 800 War Ships", surrounded by huge waves labeled "Germany," "France," and "Russia." There are cannon barrels pointi... More

The Chinese kopje; -- not so easy as it looked from a distance / Keppl...

Illustration shows Uncle Sam and John Bull standing with six figures showing the attributes of the rulers of Russia (Nicholas II), Germany (William II), Japan (Meiji, Emperor of Japan), Italy (Umberto I), Austr... More

The latest Chinese wall / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows the Russian bear wearing a military uniform and with sword drawn, standing on one side of a ditch; facing the bear on the other side of the ditch are various rulers, including "Japan," "Germa... More

Let the foreigner rage! / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows an oversized Uncle Sam inviting a horde of foreign citizens running up from the docks labeled "Foreign Trade" to shop at "The World's Department Store. The Best Goods for the Least Money." In... More

The latest suitor / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows Prince Henry offering bouquets of flowers labeled "Visit of Prince Henry", "Christening by Miss Roosevelt", and "Yacht built in America", to Columbia who is holding a paper that states "Briti... More

Figuring it out / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows a classroom scene with the rulers of several countries as the students, most are identified by country and showing the attributes of their leaders, such as, in the back row, "Russia" (Nichola... More

John Bull satisfied! - Public domain portrait drawing

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