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John Bull in the year 1800 – John Bull in the year 1801

John Bull in the year 1800 – John Bull in the year 1801
1801

Medium
hand-coloured etching

Measurements
24.4 × 41.2 cm (image) 29.5 × 43.2 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 9730; Grego II p. 408

Printing/Publishing
published by Rudolph Ackermann, London

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.r.: Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) Oct 12 . 1801 . by R. Ackermann N101o (o in superscript above 101) Strand.
printed in ink l.l.: John Bull in the year 1800!
printed in ink l.r.: John Bull, in the year 1801!
printed in ink u.c.l.: WAR.
printed in ink u.c.r.: PEACE.
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: PEACE / AND / PLENTY
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-l.c.: (text on papers and books)

Accession Number
2408-3

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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