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...
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John Bull swamped in the flood of new taxes
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Pubd. May 1806 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
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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, and Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855
Subject (Topic):
Taxes, John Bull (Symbolic character), Fountains, Cormorants, and Rowboats
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...
Alternative Title:
John Bull swamped in the flood of new taxes
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Publisher:
Pubd. May 1806 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
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, and Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855
Subject (Topic):
Taxes, John Bull (Symbolic character), Fountains, Cormorants, and Rowboats
"On the r. a rustic fountain gushes from the mouth of Lord Henry Petty, whose head and shoulders emerge from a stone wall or rock surrounded by trees. The water expands and falls by billowing stages into a sea, the horizon (l.) inscribed 'Unfathomable...
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John Bull swamped in the flood of new-taxes
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Pubd. May 9th, 1806, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
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Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, 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, and Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855
"A scene in the House of Commons. In the foreground is the space outside the bar, filled with burlesqued supporters of Paull's petition against Sheridan's return for Westminster (see BMSat 10619, &c). These are struck by darts of fire, lightning, and ...
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Little taylor done over and Little tailor done over
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Publish'd March 13th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, S. James's Street
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Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829, Paull, James, 1770-1808, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Clifford, Henry, 1768-1813, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, and Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Pub. Decr. 18, 1790, by W.S.[sic] Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792
"Satire on the ministerial party's attempts at bribery to influence the poll at Brentford during the Middlesex By-election in December 1768. A drunken feast is taking place in a tavern with voters and others sitting round a table on which is a large j...
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Subject (Name):
Glynn, John, 1722-1779 and Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Subject (Topic):
Elections, Bribery, Eating & drinking, Butchers, and Pickpockers
"George III stands on a low rectangular platform placed upon a boarded floor and is approached from all sides by applicants for office. He is in back view, but turns his head in profile to the left, to inspect a group through his spy-glass, saying: We...
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Old English gentleman pestered by servants wanting places
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Pubd. May 16th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, and St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823
"George III stands on a low rectangular platform placed upon a boarded floor and is approached from all sides by applicants for office. He is in back view, but turns his head in profile to the left, to inspect a group through his spy-glass, saying: We...
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Old English gentleman pestered by servants wanting places
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Pubd. May 16th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, and St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823
Satire on the seditious toast given by the Duke of Norfolk at the birthday dinner in honor of Charles James Fox, January 24, 1798. See British Museum catalogue no. 9168
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Pubd. Feb. 12, 1798, by S.W. Fores, Corner of Sackville St., Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, and William III, King of England, 1650-1702
"Fox, as a beggar, holds out his bonnet rouge to the door of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern to catch the shower of dishonoured paper which the talons of the Devil are scattering; smoke and flames issue from the doorway. Fox, unkempt and unshaven, his tat...
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Blue and buff charity and Patriarch of the Greek clergy applying for relief
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Pubd. June 12th, 1793, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, and Hall, Edward, active 1784-1793
