A great stream from a petty fountain, or, John Bull swamped in the flood of new-taxes cormorants fishing in the stream. [graphic]

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Title
A great stream from a petty fountain, or, John Bull swamped in the flood of new-taxes cormorants fishing in the stream. [graphic]
Alternative Title
John Bull swamped in the flood of new taxes
Creator
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Contributor
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created
[May 1806]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. May 1806 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Abstract

A torrent of taxes gushes from the mouth of Lord Henry Petty, chancellor of the exchequer, emptying into the "Unfathomable Sea of Taxation" in which John Bull is drowning in full view of greedy cormorants representing members of the Grenville ministry which was formed after the death of William Pitt

Description
Title etched below image.
Attributed to Williams in the British Museum catalogue.
A copy of a print by Gillray. Cf. No. 10564 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8.
With stamp of S.W. Fores in the lower right corner.
Provenance
Michael Finney ; 18 Nov. 2004.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 24.8 x 35.4 cm, on sheet 27 x 40 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
806.05.00.09+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1806
Etchings England London 1806
Material
etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
England
Subject (Name)
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Windham, William, 1750-1810
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855
Subject (Topic)
Taxes
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Fountains
Cormorants
Rowboats
Subjects
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845 > Caricatures and cartoons
Windham, William, 1750-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855 > Caricatures and cartoons
Taxes > England > 19th century
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Fountains
Cormorants
Rowboats
England > 1806
England > London > 1806
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Fores, S. W. > Stamp

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Orbis Record
6762244
Object ID (OID)
15810253

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