John Bull, baited by the dogs of excise
Summary
A British satire on efforts by William Pitt, George Rose, and some members of Parliament to impose new "Excise" duties on tobacco (cf. Tobacco Excise Bill). The additional tax burden on British citizens is implied by the image of a bull, muzzled and blindfolded, with legs chained to a stump, being harassed by dogs (depicted with heads of members of Parliament). Edward Thurlow, also shown as a dog, registers his opposition to these "New Excise Fetters for John Bull" by urinating on tobacco leaves. Among the members of Parliament depicted are: William Wyndam Grenville, Henry Dundas, Charles Lennox Richmond, Charles Jenkinson, Richard Pepper Arden, Sir Charles Pratt Camden, and possibly Francis Osborne Carmarthen.
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pitt william
rose george
thurlow edward thurlow
baron
john bull symbolic character
bulls
great britain
dogs
taxes
tobacco
politics and government
aquatints
etchings
satires visual works
british
john
bull
john bull
excise
1790
18th century
aristocracy
etching
prints
library of congress
dog
Date
01/01/1790
Contributors
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
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