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"The Friend of the People" & his Petty New Tax Gatherer, Paying John Bull a Visit

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"The Friend of the People" & his Petty New Tax Gatherer, Paying John Bull a Visit

James Gillray|Hannah Humphrey

Date
May 28, 1806
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
plate: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (34.6 x 24.8 cm) sheet: 14 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (37.5 x 29.2 cm)
Object type
Print
Classification
Prints
Object number
17.3.888-78
Credit line
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Original Met record Wikidata Artist authority

Artist information

British, London 1756–1815 London|London

Subjects and terms

  • Satire
  • Men
  • Caricature
  • Politics

The Met object ID 391820. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.