John Bull Tipping all Nine, 28 May 1804
Scope and Contents
Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: Thomas Williamson. A sailor (left) in a skittle alley waves his hat exultantly; his ball, marked with the Union Jack, has just knocked down nine skittles, each with the head of a French officer wearing a cocked hat. Napoleon, much caricatured and unrecognizable, sits on the wooden bench which runs round the head of the alley; he clutches his broken shin from which John's ball has ricocheted, shouting, "Begar Jean Bull never lose he always win ah: now he's broke my shin." John exclaims: "Huzza - Old England for ever D------m me, had there been a hundred of them I'd have tipt 'em all." His cheek bulges with a quid, and a tobacco-box projects from his jacket pocket. In the background is the corner of an inn with the sign: 'The Royal Oak - A Neeson' (name probably intended for Nelson). Three men carouse at a table under the sign; their toast: "Here's the Wooden walls of Great Britian." Description from the British Museum.
Dates
- Creation: 28 May 1804
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Language of Materials
English
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