Lot 144
Gillray (James) John Bull bother'd or The geese alarming the Capitol, etching with hand-colouring, 1792.
Hammer Price: £750
Description
Gillray (James) John Bull bother'd or The geese alarming the Capitol, etching and aquatint with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 314 x 395 mm (12 1/4 x 15 1/2 in), thread margins, small repair to upper right corner with associated stain, unframed, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1792
Literature:
BM Satires 8141
⁂ A terrified Pitt clutches John Bull, an armed yokel, both on a parapet watching a flock of geese approaching by moonlight, a satire of Pitt's pre-emptive summoning of the militia to counter rumours of rising revolution amongst the Scots and the Irish.
Description
Gillray (James) John Bull bother'd or The geese alarming the Capitol, etching and aquatint with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 314 x 395 mm (12 1/4 x 15 1/2 in), thread margins, small repair to upper right corner with associated stain, unframed, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1792
Literature:
BM Satires 8141
⁂ A terrified Pitt clutches John Bull, an armed yokel, both on a parapet watching a flock of geese approaching by moonlight, a satire of Pitt's pre-emptive summoning of the militia to counter rumours of rising revolution amongst the Scots and the Irish.
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