Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. John Bull stands squarely, holding a thick stick with a carved head representing a bull-dog, and a frothing tankard ornamented with a crown. He turns his eyes with appraising disparagement towards Sheridan (right), a ragged bill-sticker, who slouches forward with conspiratorial impressiveness. The latter, right hand raised warningly, says: "The Corsican Thief has slip'd from his Quarters \ And coming to Ravish your Wives & your Daughters". In his left hand is his bill-sticker's pole, under his arms are papers: 'Loyal Bills distributed pro bono publico', 'Sherry Andrew's Address'. From inside his coat project 'Play Bills'. A bonnet rouge with tricolour cockade, shaped like a fool's cap, hangs from his coat pocket. John answers: "Let him come and be D------n'd! - what cares Johnny Bull! \ With my Crabstick assured I will fracture his Scull! \ Or I'll squeese the vile reptile 'twixt my Finger & Thumb, \ Make him stink like a Bug, if he dares to presume!" John wears a laced cocked hat and powdered wig. His dress is old-fashioned, with spotted handkerchief round his neck, unbuttoned waistcoat, and the wrinkled gaiters of the farmer. From his waistcoat pockets hang papers: 'List of the Volunteer Corps'; 'God save the King'; 'Navy List.'; 'Rule Britannia'. Behind him is a Gothic chair, resembling the Coronation Chair, and having the Royal Arms on the back. This shows that, despite his dress, John is George III. [This is asserted in 'London und Paris', xi. 169.] Beside it (right) is one end of a heavy, ancient table on which lies a 'London Gazette' with columns headed 'List of Captures' and 'Imports'. Across it lies John's long pipe. On the wall is a broadside, 'The Roast Beef of Old England', headed by a print of an ox regarding a frog. It begins: 'As once on a time a Young Frog \ Beheld a large Ox that . . . \ . . . O the Roast Beef of Old . . . [other words illegible].' Behind Sheridan is the corner of a brick wall on which bills are pasted: 'Heroes . . .'; 'Live Free or Die Slaves'; 'to devour the Women & Children'; 'Consular Monster'; 'Englishmen'; 'First Consul Rascal Scoundrel Rogue'; 'Invasion of Great Britain Pillage Destruction Rapes Murder'; 'Ravishment Conquer or . . .'; 'Corsican Cruelties 4000 Turks murderd after laying down their Arms at Jaffa - 500 Sick Soldiers poisond in Egypt O Lord! - O Lord!'; 'Address to Britons blood Murder Cut Throat Butcher'; 'Devil. . .'; 'Little Boney's delight Sword Fire Destruction'. Below the design, and on a separate plate :

'John Bull as he sat in his old Easy Chair, An Alarmist came to him, & said in his Ear, "A Corsican-Thief has fust slipt from his quarters". . . [ut supra]. "'Let him come, & be D------n'd!" thus roard out John Bull",' [ut supra].

(Alarmist) "They say a full Thousand of Flat-bottomed Boats Each a Hundred & Fifty have, Warriors of Note - "All fully determin'd to feast on your Lands - So I fear you will find full enough on your hands "John smiling arose, upright as a post. "I've a Million of Friends bravely guarding my Coast "And my old Ally Neptune, will give them a dowsing "And prevent the mean rascals to come here a Lousing.' Description from the British Museum.