Irish Union,William Pitt,Irish Farmer,John Bull,Lord Dundas,History of Scotland

Title: An Irish union / IC.
Creator(s): Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, artist
Date Created/Published: [London] : Published by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, 1799 Jan. 30.
Summary: Print shows William Pitt joining the hands of 'Paddy,' an Irish farmer, and John Bull, neither of whom seem anxious for the union, while Lord Dundas, on the left, reading from a 'History of Scotland' says, 'depend upon it Paddy ye will be much happier - and mair independent than ever.'
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption continues: 'If there be no great love in the beginning - Yet heaven may decrease it upon better acquantance' vide Shakespeare.
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9344
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Pitt, William,--1759-1806.
Melville, Henry Dundas,--Viscount,--1742-1811.
John Bull (Symbolic character)--1790-1800.
Ireland--History.
Irish--Civil rights--1790-1800.
Cartoons (Commentary)--British--1790-1800.
Etchings--British--Hand-colored--1790-1800.
Bookmark /2004670132/
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