John Bull, or, An Englishman's fireside! [graphic].
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Lewis Walpole Library > John Bull, or, An Englishman's fireside! [graphic].
Description
- Title
- John Bull, or, An Englishman's fireside! [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Englishman's fireside!
- Creator
- Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
- Contributor
- Drake, G., active 1832-1836, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [approximately 1833]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
- Abstract
-
Satire on attempts to enforce Observance of the Sabbath. John Bull sits miserably in a corner of a room. In the five lines etched at the top of image, we learn that he has no food or tobacco and is unable to go out for fear of the 'Arm'd Blue Devil' (i.e., a bearded 'bobby' or a Metropolitan Policeman, a member of the force founded by Sir Robert Peel in 1829) who can be seen through a window with a cracked pane. John Bull complainant about "Observing the Sabbath with a vengeance" is a response to Sir Andrew Agnew, the Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire, attempt to enforce better Observance of the Sabbath through the introduction of four bills to the House of Commons between 1830 and 1847. On his third attempt Charles Dickens wrote 'Sunday Under Three Heads' (1836), a personal attack on Agnew, whom he described as a fanatic, motivated by resentment of the idea that those poorer than himself might have any pleasure in life. Agnew left Parliament in 1837, ending the campaign
- Description
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Title from text below image.
Attributed to Charles Jameson Grant in the British Museum online catalogue.
Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue.
Wood engraving with letterpress text.
Five lines of text above image: Here's a pretty pass things are come to! This is observing the Sabbath with a vengeance! ...
Lower left corner chewed.
No. 4 in a collection bound in blue wrappers. - Provenance
- Maggs Bros.; November 2015.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 42 x 27 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1833
Wood engravings England London 1833 - Material
- wood engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain
Great Britain. - Subject (Topic)
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Agnew, Andrew
Sabbath legislation
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Distress
Interiors
Police
Starvation - Subjects
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Agnew, Andrew, 1793-1849
Sabbath legislation > Great Britain > 19th century
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
Distress
Interiors
Police > Great Britain
Starvation
England > 1833
England > London > 1833
Access And Usage Rights
- 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.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9866678
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194941