The British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James Gillray

Title

The British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1795

Medium

Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, and second plate with additional etched inscriptions in brown ink, below, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 32.6 × 24.4 cm (12 7/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Top plate: 34.8 × 24.9 cm (13 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.); Bottom plate: 3.6 × 24.7 cm (1 7/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 39.4 × 28 cm (15 9/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee

Reference Number

1928.1419

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