96/2009
Collection
Paintings, Prints and Drawings
Brief description
Hand- coloured engraving, entitled 'JOHN BULL'S Three Stages or FROM GOOD TO BAD & FROM BAD TO WORSE', drawn by G. Cruikshank and published by M. Jones, Newgate Street, London on 1st March 1815.
Title
JOHN BULL'S three stages or FROM GOOD TO BAD & FROM BAD TO WORSE
Object name
print
Object number
96/2009
Production person
George Cruikshank (artist)
M. Jones (publisher)
M. Jones (publisher)
Production date
1815 (published)
Production place
London (published)
Period
Georgian (1714-1837)
Material
paper
Technique
printed
engraved
engraved
Physical description
Hand-coloured engraving showing three scenes with the title below and descriptions above. The publication line is printed below the left hand image.
Content description
The print depicts the effects of the Napolenonic Wars on Great Britian as shown through the personification of Great Britain, the character 'John Bull'. There are three scenes entitled 'Before the War', 'During the War' and 'Peace with all the World' with the living conditions getting decidely worse in each image. The first image under the heading 'Before the War' shows a family seated at a table eating, the child complains, 'I can't eat any more' because he is so full.
In the last image, the dog cannot be seen which suggests the bones the father is carving are in fact the dogs.
In the last image, the dog cannot be seen which suggests the bones the father is carving are in fact the dogs.
Dimensions
Height: 20.6cm
Width: 51.4cm
Width: 51.4cm
Website keywords
images of dining rooms
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
