The property tax,1814,John Bull,William Pitt,Cartoon,Demon,Great Britain Taxes
Title: The property tax
Creator(s): Williams, C., artist
Date Created/Published: London : Wm. Holland, 1814 Dec. 1.
Summary: Cartoon shows a prosperous John Bull seated in a chair as a blue demon hovers above him using a magnet to withdraw coins from Bull's waistcoat pocket. The ghost of William Pitt rises from the floorboards saying 'Johnny shall never forget me.'
Notes:
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9, no. 13492
Subjects:
Pitt, William,--1759-1806.
John Bull (Symbolic character)--1810-1820.
Demons--1810-1820.
Taxes--Great Britain--1810-1820.
Cartoons (Commentary)--British--1810-1820.
Etchings--Hand-colored--1810-1820.
Bookmark /00652673/
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