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John Jehu, L'Inghilterra

Etcher James Bretherton British
After Henry William Bunbury British
March 6, 1772
Not on view
In this satirical image an English coachman dressed in livery holds a whip and mug of beer. His name Jehu derives from 2 Kings IX.20 which mentions "the driving of Jeru..[who] driveth furiously." The etcher Bretherton often teamed up with the amateur artist Bunbury to make caricature prints. As the younger son in a well-to-do family, Bunbury started to create humorous drawings while still at Westminster School. He then attended St. Catharine's College, Cambridge but left before earning a degree. A student visit to France inspired a series of images that constrast working figures from different nations– humorous comparisons of English and French manners being a staple of visual humor at that period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: John Jehu, L'Inghilterra
  • Etcher: James Bretherton (British, active 1750–99)
  • Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
  • Date: March 6, 1772
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 5 5/8 in. (22.3 × 14.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022
  • Object Number: 2022.309.38
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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