John Bull viewing Billy’s Preparations for his Birthday
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Charles Williams was a prolific caricaturist, etcher and illustrator who occasionally used the pseudonym ‘Ansell’ or ‘Argus’. He worked with George Cruikshank and illustrated The Every-Day Book by William Hone.
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Explore
- People
- William Pitt (1759 - 1806)
- Places
- Subjects
- satire, rose, flower, 19th century costume, apron, coat, stockings, hat, shoe, bucket, basket, bottle, ladle, plate, wine, pie, pepper, artichoke, mustard, soup, porridge, Prime Minister, John Bull, cartoon, table (as Subject)
- Materials & Techniques
- etching, coloured etching
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Details
- Artist
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Charles Williams
- Title
- John Bull viewing Billy’s Preparations for his Birthday
- Date
- 18 May 1802
- Medium
- Coloured etching
- Dimensions
- height: 27.00 cm, width: 42.20 cm
- Acquisition
- Transferred from HM Revenue and Customs, December 2012
- Provenance
- Acquired by the Inland Revenue, Somerset House, 1948; recorded by GAC 1955; transferred to GAC 2012
- GAC number
- 3233