St. Valentines Day, or, John Bull intercepting a letter to his wife [graphic].

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Title: St. Valentines Day, or, John Bull intercepting a letter to his wife [graphic].
Alternative Title: John Bull intercepting a letter to his wife
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
Contributor: Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher.
Copyright Date: [23 February 1809]
Description: Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Text below title, with the heading "Copy of the letter," begins: My Dearest Dear, I received your sweet dear little letter, and with them the leather breeches and blessed be the fair hand that sewed on the buttons ...
Title etched below image.
Extent: 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.5 x 34.5 cm, on sheet 26.9 x 36.4 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: still image
Genre: Etchings--England--London--1809.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1809.
Watermarks (Paper)--1803.--CtY-BR
Subject (Name): Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher.
Subject (Topic): John Bull (Symbolic character)--Caricatures and cartoons.

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 408