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North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Norwich, North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Norwich, and Unknown
Subject (Name):
Frick, Ann, Frick, Lucy, Huntington, Elijah, Huntington, Isaac, Unknown, Waterman, Elizabeth, and Waterman, Joseph
Aboll, Joshua Billings, William Gray, Ebenezer Gray, Joseph Gray, Simon, Jr Grover, Ebenezer, Jr Hyde, Elihu Lord, Benjamin, Jr Morgan, William Peck, Joseph Tracy, Perez
Published / Created:
May 16, 1758
Collection Title:
American Indian Collection (1647-1940)
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic):
North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Norwich, North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Norwich -- Yantic, North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Norwich -- Yantic River, North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Norwich, North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Norwich -- Norwichtown, North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Norwich -- Yantic, and North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Norwich -- Yantic River
"John Bull, a plebeian, stout and dishevelled, lies on his back on a tangle of large roses with vicious thorns. These are on a heap of stones and under the stump of a decayed oak tree (left). He exclaims: "Oh Lord! Oh Lord! if this be the Bed of Roses they make such a noise about I'd sooner lye with the Old Sow and her Farrow in the Dog Days! - My Dame will roar woundidly when she comes to bed! Ecod it's as bad as lying on a Harrow upside down." The stones (left to right) are 'Expedition to Holland' [1799, see British Museum Satires No. 9412, &c], 'Expedition to Ferrol', 'Jobs and Contracts', 'Pension List', 'Indemnity for the past & Security for the Future', 'No Peace possible with the child and Champion of Jacobinism', 'Places', 'Subsidies'. The roses are: 'Candle Tax', 'Hair Powder Tax', 'Hat Tax', 'Paper Tax', 'Snuff Tax', 'Game Tax', 'Wine Tax', 'Property Tax', 'Salt Tax', 'Land Tax', 'Stamp Tax', 'Assessed Taxes', 'Income Tax', 'Table Beer Tax', 'House Tax', 'Window Tax', 'Excise Duty', 'Horse Tax', 'Tobacco Tax', 'Soap Tax', 'Servant Tax', 'Malt Tax', 'Hop Tax', 'Sugar Tax', 'Legacy Tax', 'Tea Tax', 'Cyder Tax'. On the two extremities of the 'bed' are clusters of thorny buds; these are inscribed '1807', '1808', and [once] '1809', those on the left being labelled 'National Debt'. In the distance St. Paul's is indicated. Bushes on the right are wind-swept."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
John Bull on a bed of roses
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., and Watermark: 181[0?].
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1806 by Wm. Holland, Cockspur Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Taxation, John Bull (Symbolic character), Roses, Thorns, and Taxes
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North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Groton -- Fort Hill, North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Mystic, North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Mystic River, North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Rhode Island -- Charlestown, North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Rhode Island -- Narragansett -- Narragansett Rock, North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Rhode Island -- Quacataug, North America -- Indian Country -- Narragansett Territory -- Quacataug, North America -- Indian Country -- Pequot Territory -- Mystic Fort, North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Groton -- Fort Hill, North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Mystic -- Pequot Avenue, North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Mystic River, North America -- United States of America -- State of Rhode Island -- Charlestown, North America -- United States of America -- State of Rhode Island -- Narragansett Pier -- Narragansett Rock, North America -- United States of America -- State of Rhode Island -- Quacataug, and Unknown
Subject (Name):
Hill, Mr, Paul (Narrag), John, 1731-1794, Stanton, Joseph, Col., 1739-1882, Unknown, and Williams, Col