The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv. & ft. – Vintage Print
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Here the Tree of Liberty, the revolutionary emblem borrowed from France, becomes a snare, with the Devil urging John Bull to take its fruit. James Gillray's etching was published in London by H. Humphrey on May 23, 1798, when Britain was at war with revolutionary France and domestic reformers were under suspicion. The catalog subjects name Charles James Fox, the Whig leader who had welcomed the early French Revolution and opposed the war, so the print reads as an attack on reformers accused of courting French principles. Gillray's hand-colored etchings were widely sold and displayed, which helps explain why his sharp political satire remains so familiar.
| Created / published | London : pubd. by H. Humphrey, 1798 May 23d. |
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| Medium | 1 print : etching, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Cartoons British 1790-1800.Etchings Hand-colored 1790-1800. |
| Notes | Catalog of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9214 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress. Exhibited: Gillray and the Art of Caricature. |
| Subjects | Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806. John Bull (Symbolic character)--1790-1800. Politics & government--Great Britain--1780-1800. Reform--Great Britain--1780-1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,147 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157815 |
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