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Columbia Teaching John Bull his New Lesson political cartoon, 1813

Permanent ID:
11825
Call number:
Bb 612 C723
Language:
English
Date:
1813
Image Description:
In this hand-colored political cartoon, printed during the War of 1812, Columbia, personifying the United States, lectures John Bull, symbolic representation of Great Britain, and Napoleon Bonaparte (whom she calls "Mounseer Beau Napperty") on free trade and seaman's rights. Bonaparte stands on a small hill in the middle. Columbia, standing at left, carries a pole topped by a liberty cap and has a shield bearing the stars and stripes of the United States and an American bald eagle behind her. At right, John Bull says he doesn't like Columbia's lesson and prefers to read his own book, which contains the message "Power Constitutes Right."
Format:
Etchings; Engravings; Watercolors; Political cartoons
Dimensions:
Width: 34 cm, Height: 28 cm (image)
Publisher:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania medium graphics collection
Related People or Organizations:
Kennedy, Samuel (artist)
William Charles, 1776-1820 (engraver)
Unknown (colorist)
Moloshok, Rachel (Transcribed by)
Moloshok, Rachel (Encoded by)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 (depicted)