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Brother Jonathan Administering a Salutary Cordial to John Bull political cartoon, 1813

Permanent ID:
11819
Call number:
Bb 612 B 795.1
Language:
English
Date:
1813
Image Description:
This early American political cartoon depicts "Brother Jonathan," a symbolic representation of the United States, forcing a mug of fermented pear juice, or perry (a pun on the name of US naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry), down the throat of "John Bull," a symbolic representation of Great Britain. At far right, as a naval battle is depicted in the background.
Format:
Etchings; Engravings; Watercolors; Political cartoons
Dimensions:
Width: 28 cm, Height: 45 cm (image)
Publisher:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania medium graphics collection
Related People or Organizations:
Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832 (artist)
Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832 (engraver)
Unknown (colorist)
Moloshok, Rachel (Transcribed by)
Moloshok, Rachel (Encoded by)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819 (mentioned)