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

Multiple artists/makers

May 28, 1806

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: "The Friend of the People" & his Petty New Tax Gatherer, Paying John Bull a Visit
Artist: James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
Publisher: Hannah Humphrey (British, ca. 1745–1819)
Subject: Charles James Fox (British, 1749–1806)
Subject: Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (British, 1780–1863)
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)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.888-78
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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